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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather and Climate: Waves and Currents

For Students 2nd - 7th
Liven up classroom learning when studying waves and currents! This video will energize students to know what causes waves and how powerful they can be. Catch a wave.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Versus Climate Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points of weather versus climate. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Climatic Data Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the world's largest archive of weather data or click on the links to learn about extreme weather. Look up weather information about your city or town.
Lesson Plan
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 instructional...
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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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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Mexico: Geography and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough description of Mexico's geography and climate. Also provided is a temperature (C and F) converter, and links to other geography-related website concerning Mexico.
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Other

Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Tropical Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of tropical storms and links to several case studies. This site includes information, such as how tropical storms are named, how they occur, and how they are structured.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Weather Walks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...
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Other

Lehigh University: Climate Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on weather and climate. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how...
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Other

Australian Tourism: Facts and Planning

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official website for Australian tourism. It presents facts about Australia's geography, weather and climate, time zones, currency, and plants and animals, accompanied by excellent imagery. A useful feature of this page is...
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Other

Weather Online: Climates of the World: Austria

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, comprehensive site providing information about Austria's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.
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Other

Weather Online: Climate of the World: Luxemburg

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, comprehensive site providing information about Luxemburg's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.
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Other

Weather Online: Climates of the World: Switzerland

For Students 9th - 10th
A short, comprehensive site providing information about Switzerland's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.
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Ireland Information

Land and People Physical Features and Climate (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A general description of Ireland's physical features and climate.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Weather and Seasons

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the weather and seasons and explains the appropriate clothing to wear in the respective seasons.
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What2Learn

What2 Learn: All About the Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Help the runner finish the race by answering questions about the weather and climate in this interactive game.
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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: 6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling

For Teachers 6th
This Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit has students investigating small-scale storms, mesoscale weather systems and climate-level patterns of precipitation.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What's Happening With the Weather?

For Students 3rd - 5th
This tutorial reviews over weather symbols to decode the weather.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Torrents, Droughts, and Twisters Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review what scientists know and what they're working to understand about the relationship between extreme weather events and climate change.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Weather Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
In this illustrated essay from NOVA Online, explore the cyclical process of weather creation and the effects of El Nino on the global weather system.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Introduction to Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the Earth's climate, with explanations about the difference between weather and climate, dendrochronology, palynology, and how Earth's climate has changed over time. All information is reinforced through pictures,...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: What Is Weather?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere. Learn how weather events are controlled by air pressure, how Meteorologists predict the weather and the difference between weather and climate.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
See how weather and climate in the Mid-Atlantic region has changed in large and small ways due to climate change.
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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...