This interactive activity has elementary and younger middle school students investigate the causes and effects of periodic climate change. A fun crash course in El Nino is followed by a game in which students practice climate predictions. Kids who love the weather will be intrigued by this website, which investigates El Nino and the tools scientists use to monitor and predict the conditions that create it. Cartoons and photos accompany the text and the grand finale is The El Nino Game. Years ago, fishermen from Peru noticed that the Pacific Ocean often became warmer around Christmas. They nicknamed this change El Nino, which is Spanish for Christ child. Today, this climate condition is known as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
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