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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Wind Belts

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regional differences in solar radiation create global wind belts.
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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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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Wind

For Students 6th - 8th
Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. Two factors are necessary to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Compass Skills Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this instructional activity students take a reading with a compass and use the compass to reach multiple checkpoints. Students also demonstrate their knowledge by locating specific coordinates that spell out a phrase.