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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Dry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?

For Students 6th - 8th
Here's a project that looks at what the weather was like for over a hundred years. The goal of the project is to compare long-term precipitation patterns in different regions of the country. You will work with historical climate data,...
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Other

Real Audio en Espanol

For Students 9th - 10th
A link to all the hispanic countries with their radio and TV stations available through RealAudio. With luck you may find a weather broadcast live on a station you're listening to. Interesting either way!
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Other

Time and Date: Weather: Accuracy of Weather Forecasts in Time

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of why forecasts for today's weather are generally more accurate than weather forecasts further ahead in the future. The different types of forecast ranges are also briefly explained.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Recording Daily Weather

For Students 6th - 9th
Learn about weather forecasting, the different gadgets used to predict the weather, and other interesting facts.
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Other

Nexlab: Weather Exercises and Modules

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Includes a number of forecasting exercises including front and synoptic map activities dealing with front location, pressure, location, and types of precipitation. The site is currently under construction.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Weather

For Students K - 1st
What is weather? Learn how weather is defined by parameters, weather forecasting, and Weather phenomena.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the first things you probably do every morning is look out the window to see what the weather is like. Looking outside and listening to the day's forecast helps you decide what clothes you will wear and maybe even what you will do...
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Other

Weather Radar

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages will provide you with information on severe weather and storm chasing. You can also find links to different radar images on the Internet so you can apply what is learned here. There are also many different topics like this...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Other Forecasting Methods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a couple different ways that one can forecast the weather. Methods include the Climatology Method, the Analog Method, and Numerical Weather Prediction.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey:stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Weather Service work together to provide information at this site about floods. The site talks about two main topics on floods, stream gaging and flood forecasting.
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TeachEngineering

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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PBS

Nova: Make the Earth's Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
The earth has some unusual properties that make its' weather suitable for life. This activity allows you to change four properties (earth's size, rotation speed, angle of the sun, and ocean size) to see what effects they would have on...
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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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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Usa Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives current weather information by state.
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Other

Russia's Weather Server

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lets you access current and average weather data for a number of Russian cities. You can also look at forecasts, get beach weather and sea surface temperatures, and get satellite data for Russia.
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Other

Stormfax Weather Almanac: Groundhog Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the origins of Groundhog Day and see a list of right (and wrong) forecasts "made" by the groundhogs over the years.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Effects of Cloud Cover on Forecasting

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the "factors to consider when forecasting day and nightime temperatures," and how cloud cover will effect these predictions.
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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather Forecasting and Meteorology

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students can learn about weather forcasting and meteorology including cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure systems, fun facts, and technology.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What to Wear? What to Drink? Weather Patterns and Climatic R

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
How does our climate affect us? How do we decide what to wear each day? What factors determine if our clothing choices are comfortable? What is the source of our water? Learners explore characteristics that define climatic regions. They...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah's Meteorologists

For Teachers 2nd
In this activity students will compare and contrast the seasonal weather patterns.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change:el Nino

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Western Pacific Ocean warms weather changes around the world. This interactive site provides information about El Nino, including what it is, its history and the power of its reach around the world.
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Other

About Wmo World Meteorological Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) watches the weather and keeps up to date weather patterns. It is the coordinator of weather information for the world's scientific community.

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