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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Climate and Weather Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A weather unit designed to help the pupils examine 3 factors to determine weather and climate: latitude, elevation, and nearness to large bodies of water.
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National Weather Service

National Weather Service: Jet Stream: Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
The Online School for Weather discusses the world's major climate categories based upon general temperature profile related to latitude.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the definition of weather and the factors that make up weather.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline

For Students 9th - 10th
In this brief video tutorial, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of some of the methods that scientists are using today to study climate change and Earth's atmosphere. [4:14]
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Climate Change With Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to observe climate change with these interactive lessons.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: The Sun and Its Effect on the Earth [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The Space Environment Center (SEC) put together a slide show for use by teachers on Space weather. Begin with discussing solar emission and the sun itself. Then end with a summary of climatic effects of space weather, and a note on space...
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Other

Climate of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of Ireland's climate, along with an average temperature chart for one of Ireland's weather stations.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 3: Normal Climate Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores droughts. In this lab, students analyze data to determine what a normal climate should be.
Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Should We Talk About the Weather?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how scientists use the BOREAS to gather data such as heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more to see what role these levels have on climate changes.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Outflux: City Climate Comparisons

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive comparable climate data tool where the user chooses from a list of United States cities and several weather factors. The immediate result is a graph or graphs of historical US city data.
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Other

The Weather Underground: Weather in France

For Students 9th - 10th
The Weather Underground lets you click on the name of a town or city in France and find the current weather conditions (temp, humidity, dew point, wind etc.) and a week's forecast. Includes moon phase, sunrise and sunset times.
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Other

Radley College Geography Department: Latest Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Many weather maps including world satellite images, jet streams, tropical storm trackers, temperatures and many more.
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NOAA

Noaa: Is Our Climate Changing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover thoughts about the Earth's changing climate and how these changes may impact people and the environment.
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NOAA

Noaa: The Ocean's Role in Weather and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources - interactive activities and teacher tutorials - on the impact the ocean has on weather and climate.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Weather and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazingly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn how factors such as ocean currents, topography, and air currents affect weather patterns. You will also learn the similarities and differences between weather and climate.
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Other

Climate Change Institute: Climate Reanalyzer

For Students 9th - 10th
Using interfaces for reanalysis and historical station data, the Climate Reanalyzer provides an intuitive platform for visualizing a variety of weather and climate data sets and models.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Investigating Weather and Climate With Google Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, young scholars will investigate the change in global temperature by analyzing data on Google Earth for 13 different cities. Students will then interpret the climate patterns for those cities to make conclusion about the...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 5: The Impacts of Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the fifth lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. Using scientific models, it takes a look at the effects of climate change on different parts of the earth. Five key ideas are explored: polar...
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: A Climate of Extremes

For Students 9th - 10th
Higher temperatures are only part of the climate-change forecast. Are current extreme weather events a sign that warming is already here? What do climate models forecast for weather around the globe? Why is it so hard to predict the...
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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Climate Science Info Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich interactive explores Earth's climate, investigating what might be causing the climate to change and how to prepare for it in the future.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Jet Stream: Jet Stream Learning Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a comprehensive list of lesson plans offered by the National Weather Service covering the gamut of weather topics from the atmosphere to synoptic meterology. The plans include objectives, supplies necessary for the lesson, teacher...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What's Up With the Weather: Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.
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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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Other

Primer on Climate Change and Human Health [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to climate change in Canada. This site offers both a national look and then looks at the implications of climate change on specific regions and provinces.

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