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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Cold Front and Warm Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and understand the differences between a cold and a warm front.
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Teach Engineering: Backyard Weather Station

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this hands-on activity, students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and to predict what it might do next. After gaining a basic understanding of weather patterns, students will become state park engineers and build...
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Science Struck: Important Facts About the Stationary Front

For Students 4th - 8th
Read about how a stationary air front forms when warm and cold air masses meet but neither can overpower the other. Explains what its characteristics are and the impact it can have on weather conditions.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Modeling a Weather Front

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this demonstration, students observe how temperature changes can create a weather front, in particular how the mixing of warm and cold air can produce thunderstorms.
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Teach Engineering: Stormy Skies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn that wind and storms can form at the boundaries of interacting high and low pressure air masses. They learn the distinguishing features of the four main types of weather fronts (warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts...
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Met Office: Understanding Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about weather.

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