Atmosphere and the Ocean
Earth
Science Share-A-Thon Meteorology
Activities, PowerPoints, Labs, Animations and Visuals for this Unit
PBL: Take Me Out To The Ball Game! Maybe
A PBL based on the possibility that weather conditions may prohibit the start of the Red Wings season on opening day
Labs |
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| Build your own Weather Station | Students build weather instruments from materials around home and then collect and record data. |
| Logs of Straw: Dendocronology | Determine climate patterns from tree rings |
| Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole | Earth Exploration Toolbook |
| Tale of the Edmund Fitzgerald | Background information of the storm that caused the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on lake Superior. There is a Perfect Storm lab attached to the site. |
Animations |
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| Tides | |
| Doppler Effect | |
| Warm Fronts and Cold Fronts | |
| Land and Sea Breezes | |
| Contour Lines for Temperature | |
Web
Sites
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| Weather | |
| Chasing Tornadoes | |
| Tornado Project Online | |
| Accuweather Animations | |
| 48-Hour Accumulative Precipitation Report | |
| Ocean Currents: The Gulf Stream Voyage | |
| Earths Atmosphere Projects | |
| Tropical Seasons and Hurricanes | |
| Weather Site | |
| National Weather Service Northeast | |
| Weatherbug Educational Activities | |
| DataStream Atmosphere Information | DataStreme Atmosphere is a major precollege teacher enhancement initiative of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Its main goal is the training of Weather Education Resource Teachers who will promote the teaching of science, maechnology using weather asum in their home school districts. |
| Lake Affect Snow | |