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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tracking Geomagnetic Storms in the Ionosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sun is the ultimate source of the energy that powers weather systems on Earth. Geomagnetic storms are sun-powered storms in the upper atmosphere, arising from energized particles that are periodically ejected by the Sun. Among other...
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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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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: How Do We Describe the Weather?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Join Tim on Christmas Island to understand how to gauge weather conditions. Learn all about tracking weather, finding clothing suitable for various weather conditions, which animal likes a certain type of weather, and activities for...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Calendar & Weather Book

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will record and track weather patterns through the year.
Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Using Nasa Technology to Track Hurricanes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how technology is used to track the formation, development and movement of hurricanes.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Hurricane Tracking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners track and plot hurricanes paths for study.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Recording Local Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will measure, record, graph and report changes in local weather utilizing Navajo, Ute, and Spanish words.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: Tracking Ozone

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will monitor the levels of ozone in Trenton, New Jersey for several days and make final decisions about the influence of weather on ground level ozone.
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Other

Tropical Cyclone Observed and Forecast Tracks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has tracked all tropical cyclones from 1988 forward that occurred across the globe. Tropical cyclones have also been categorized by strength.
Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All Media: Tracking Hurricane Technology

For Students 6th - 8th
Find out how scientists have improved hurricane tracking technology through new aircraft and advanced instruments.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Hurricane Hunters: Tracking Katrina and Rita

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students can use data collected on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to study functions, predictions, and probability models. Students will track the two hurricanes to see how the paths of the hurricanes affected the Gulf...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Tracking and Predicting the Weather

For Teachers K - 1st
Students track barometric pressure, wind direction, temperature, and clouds. The class records daily readings in these for areas and attempt to formulate patterns to use in forecasting the weather based on these elements.
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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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NASA

Nasa: Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive exhibit of images and videos is available to see how NASA uses technology to track the weather. You can search by keyword for more specific images.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring and Animating Goes Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn how to transform a series of GOES images into an animation, and how to create a storm track from that animation. By synthesizing information from the track and other sources, students determine storm speed and direction.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Severe Weather: Hurricane Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurricanes are the most powerful of storms. Using satellite images, this site allows you to plot the path of a hurricane and predict when it will strike land.
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Middle School Science

Hurricane Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this comprehensive site you will find links to the following topics: parts of the hurricane, naming hurricanes, stages of development, rating hurricanes, online tracking of hurricanes, printable tracking maps, hurricane safety,...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Stowaway Adventure Project

For Students 9th - 10th
For this project students will learn how to track a real ship across the ocean and use real time marine data, including weather patterns, to predict when it will reach its destination. Teachers have the additional option of enrichment...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mind Bending Gps Occultations

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students learn about the remote sensing radio occultation technique and how engineers use it with GPS satellites to monitor and study the Earth's atmospheric activity. Students may be familiar with some everyday uses of GPS, but not as...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Navigational Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this project, students use real time data to learn how pilots navigate when they fly. Students go through a series of lessons on vectors, weather maps and flight tracking, then take a pilot's test where they apply what they have...
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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Hurricanes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great resource offering the causes and effects of hurricanes, the reason why hurricanes are named the way they are, the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm, hurricane "lingo," safety tips, and more. Follow links to...
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: El Nino's Extended Family Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses cycle of global weather patterns and its relation to El Nino. Learn how global weather patterns are being tracked by satellites and how scientists are predicting weather patterns up to a year in advance.
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PBS

Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Exploring the Environment : Severe Weather:hurricanes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about hurricanes by analyzing data and predicting possible new hurricanes. Lots of good background and some extension activities.

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