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PPT
Tramline

Tramline: Tornado Field Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.
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Graphic
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Remote Sensing

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the importance of radar and satellite sensing in weather forecasting. Well illustrated with useful animations showing how radar and satellite sensing works.
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Handout
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Radar

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the basics of what radar is and how it works. Gives additional information on Doppler and Nexrad radar systems. Site is great for younger learners or kids.
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Website
Other

Bureau of Meteorology: The Weather Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a weather map is and how it is prepared. Describes what weather maps show, typical weather patterns in Australia, the use of weather charts, temperature, and wind speed.
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Lesson Plan
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Weather Scope: A Study of Weather and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with students around the world.
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Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Exploring the Environment: Weather Forecasting

For Students 6th - 8th
Information and resources from this site will help you to predict weather conditions in your community.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Radar Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois explains basic principles of weather radar, its development, and application to weather forcasting. Includes section on how wind patterns are shown using doppler radar.
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Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Surface Features to Consider When Forecasting

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at the important surface features to consider when making a forecast. High pressure and atmospheric pressure is explained. Be sure to use the arrows at the bottom to navigate through this site.
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Website
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
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Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Storm Tracks

For Students 9th - 10th
Monitor the evolution of storms in the northern and southern hemispheres using data such as sea level pressures, wind speed and wave height. Records go back as far as 90 days.
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Website
Curated OER

Weather Dude: Weather Forecasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this weather site and take a behind the scenes look at how meteorologists forecast the weather.
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Website
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Forecasting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the art and science of forecasting at this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page.