Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: High and Low Pressure
Students will experience a hands on reference for high and low pressure as it relates to air movement. This activity will help with understanding high and low pressure behavior.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Cities Affect Their Local Climate
Students explore the urban heat island effect with My World GISTM and GLOBE Program surface temperature student data. After completing this chapter, students will be able to successfully download GLOBE Program datasets in the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Texas Hurricanes
In this activity, students are asked to graph data about some 20th century hurricanes that hit the Texas coastline. For each graph, they are asked several questions about any apparent correlation between the different variables. Students...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Atmospheric Processes: Radiation
In this activity, students investigate how different surfaces absorb heat and apply their experience with the surfaces to interpret real-world situations. From this information, they come to understand that the physical characteristics...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Origin and Evolution of the Atmosphere
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the Earth's atmosphere. Included in the discussion are topics such as prebiotic atmosphere, origin of atmospheric oxygen, carbon...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Energia Externa Del Planeta
What do you know about the energy that comes to our planet? It is the energy from the sun but how does it work? What interaction produces with the atmosphere and hydrosphere? What effects produce in the geosphere? It contains 17...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: El Universo, La via Lactea Y El Sistema Solar
Ministerio de Educacion: El Universo, la Via Lactea y el Sistema Solar.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Atmosfera Terreste
In this site learn about the atmosphere and the air, origin and layers of the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, clean and pullulated air and the importance of air and health. It contains many illustrations and 15 interactive activities.
Math Science Nucleus
I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Cloudy Climate Change: How Clouds Affect Earth's Temperature
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point?
Scientists have warned that as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rise an increase in Earth's temperature by even two degrees could lead to catastrophic effects across the world. But how can such a tiny, measurable change in one factor lead to...
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather: Humidity
Explains how dew point is used to show the amount of moisture in the air. Gives an activity for measuring the dew point at home.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Tropical Atlantic Aerosols
Students will use real satellite data to determine where the greatest concentrations of aerosols are located during the course of a year in the tropical Atlantic region and their source of origin.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature
To discover the link between ocean temperatures and currents as related to our concern for current climate change.
Climate Literacy
Clean: How Does Temperature Affect the Solubility of Co2 in Water?
This short investigation from Carbo Europe explores how temperature relates to the solubility of carbon dioxide in water.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Human Impact: Melting Ice
Lesson plan examines the potential impacts of the warming of the atmosphere.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Human Impact: The Ozone Hole
Classroom activity focuses on the ozone hole. Provides list of materials needed, background information, and procedure.
Other
Kites as Education: Wind Origins
This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."
Other
Inta: Hechos Asombrosos
In Spanish. Could you provide an answer to each of the question presented on this page? First, write or draw the explanation to the question then reads the response on this website and then compare your answer with the given answer.
Other
Inpe: National Institute for Space Research
This site is the homepage of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research with links to specific programs in more defined categories like space and atmospheric sciences, meteorology, space engineering and technology, and more.
Other
Odyssey of the Mind: From a Distance
Students use the Internet, books, and articles to research the Earth and its changes (tides, seasons, atmosphere, etc.), develop a "class exhibit about the Earth" and "a survey that includes five questions that will measure what the...
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment: Earth System Science
Explains what the four spheres of the Earth are, and the interactions between them.