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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Global Maps: Land Surface Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
View a global map from NASA's Earth Observatory that shows land surface temperature from February 2000 to November 2008. Learn how land surface temperature is measured and monitored.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the difference between weather and climate and features groundbreaking analysis revealing that Earth's climate has changed much faster than previously believed. [5:48]
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring and Comparing Temperatures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using thermometers, students will compare differences in the temperature of various materials and locations. They will record and chart the data that was collected and present the graphs to their classmates.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Measuring: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about reading and comparing temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: Make Your Own Rain Gauge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make a simple rain gauge to measure the precipitation.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Air Pressure and Wind

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of air pressure and wind. It explains what makes air pressure change, how we measure it, how wind is created, and types of winds.
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Article
Other

Weather Questions: How Does Weather Radar Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Radar (which stands for RAdio Detection And Ranging) transmits microwaves in a focused beam. Some of this microwave energy bounces off of objects and returns to the radar to be measured. The radar sends pulses of energy, rather than a...
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Website
Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Wind

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is wind? How is it caused? This site offers simple answers to many common questions about wind as well as a chart of the Beaufort scale, which "is an empirical measure for the intensity of the weather based mainly on wind power."
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Measuring the Temperature

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at how temperature is measured and what factors affect the air temperature.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make a Hygrometer With Strands of Hair

For Students 6th - 8th
Does your hair go crazy when the weather turns damp? Did you know that strands of hair can relax and lengthen when the humidity increases and then contract again when the humidity decreases? In fact, hair strands can be used as the basis...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Atmospheric Temperature Affects the Water Content of Snow?

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're lucky enough to live in a place that gets snow in winter, you know that the feel of the snow can vary a lot. Sometimes it can be light and fluffy, and other times heavy and wet. This project shows you how to use data from daily...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Introduction to Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the Earth's climate, with explanations about the difference between weather and climate, dendrochronology, palynology, and how Earth's climate has changed over time. All information is reinforced through pictures,...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Layman's Guide to How a Sling Psychrometer Works

For Students 9th - 10th
A sling psychrometer is used to measure humidity levels. Read about its history, how it works, its design, and how to use it. Includes a relative humidity table.
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather: Humidity

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Solar Powered Surface Automated Measurement (Sam) Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of a solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site....
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Handout
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page: Humidity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out how humidity works and perform some activities related to humidity.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Hail

For Students 9th - 10th
"Imagine a baseball dropped from an airplane flying at 30,000 feet; imagine that baseball reaching speeds of 120 MPH as it falls to the ground; and imagine you're under it!" How does hail form? How big can it get? Read more here about...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Atmospheric Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois describes what air pressure is and how it is measured. Explains high and low pressure areas, isobars, and how pressure changes with height.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wild Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn the difference between global, prevailing and local winds. In this activity, students will make a wind vane out of paper, a straw and a soda bottle and use it to measure wind direction over time. Finally, they will...
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NASA

Nasa: Trends of Snow Cover and Temperature in Alaska

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows young scholars to use NASA satellite data observations with surface measurements of snow in Alaska. Students will be able to make scientific predictions, find data correlations, and learn about data collection...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Climate Time Line Information Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
A tool that summarizes climate history for time spans from 1 year to 100,000 years ago and beyond. It explores the relation between human development, weather, and climate. Students learn how past climate is measured, provides basic...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make a Rain Gauge to Study Precipitation

For Teachers 3rd
In this hands-on weather instructional activity, 3rd graders design, build and use their own rain gauge to measure how much water falls during a rain storm.
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Making Sense of Sensors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explore sensors focusing on ones that measure humidity. Students work in teams to design, build, test, and evaluate a hygrometer which was made out of everyday materials to measure humidity levels.

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