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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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Physical geography.net: Introduction to the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed description of air masses, how they move and interact, and what weather takes place when this happens.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Weather Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, diagrams, and other images related to weather.
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Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: Overview of Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Oklahoma explores numerous types of weather and atmospheric changes, as well as the reasons behind them. Content details the four seasons, common meteorological variables, the vertical structure of the atmosphere, how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stormy Skies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners 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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Pete's Potpourri: Numerical Weather Prediction in Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses weather forecast computer modeling, or numerical weather prediction (NWP). It also discusses the development of the concept of front and air masses, as well as which computer forecast models are currently being used...
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Met Office: Understanding Weather

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

Global Wind Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

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