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Ucar: Ozone in the Troposphere
A detailed overview of the ground-level ozone, tropospheric ozone, with explanations about how it is called the bad ozone and how it varies day to day. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities....
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Ucar: Where Tornadoes Happen
Weather site for kids provides some interesting information about tornadoes. Discover how they are formed, the average number of tornadoes per year as well as play "Chase the Tornado."
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Ucar: About Temperature
This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides a lengthy page covering numerous topics including the difference between heat and temperature, the use of different temperature scales, thermal expansion, how a...
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Ucar: Fact Sheet for El Nino
This site from the Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research provides detailed information on El Nino and its effects on the trade winds is offered at this site, with satellite photos.
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Ucar: The Water Cycle
This site provides a comprehensive introduction to the water cycle. Students construct a model to simulate parts of the water cycle. Includes background information, links to standards, lesson plans, and assessment ideas.
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Ucar: Tropospheric Ozone, the Polluter
An in-depth overview of tropospheric ozone, which is largely considered a pollutant.
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Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Tycho Brahe (1546 1601)
This site contains information about Brahe's contributions to astronomy, and also discusses his planetary model.
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Ucar: Atmospheric Processes: Convection
This site provides a pair of activities to demonstrate convection currents in air and water. Encourages students to view air as a fluid.
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Ucar: Cloud Types
Diagram shows the different types of clouds that are located in the sky. Click on each clouds name for images and further information.
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Ucar: Hurricane Safety
If you live in an area that is affected by hurricanes, it is important that you and your family create a plan for what to do in a hurricane, and pull together an emergency supply kit.
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Ucar: What a Blizzard Needs
Learn the three ingredients that make a large snowstorm or blizzard.
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Ucar: Will It Rain, Sleet, or Snow?
Can you predict if it will rain, sleet, or snow? Test your forecasting skills.
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Ucar: The Ideal Gas Law
The Ideal Gas Law describes how pressure, temperature, density, and volume are related to each other and helps us explain how weather works.
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Ucar: Air Pressure
Where air molecules are packed closely, air pressure is high. Where air molecules spread out, air pressure is low.
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Ucar: What Is Weather?
Rain and dull clouds, windy blue skies, cold snow, and sticky heat? This site helps students learn more about weather and what causes it to change.
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Ucar: Flood Safety
Provides the safety guidelines for floods.
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Ucar: Thunderstorm Safety
Learn the safety guidelines for lighting and thunderstorms.
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Ucar: The Greenhouse Effect
Students will learn how greenhouse gases temporarily trap heat within Earth's atmosphere, warming the planet via the greenhouse effect.
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Ucar: Make a Weather Forecast
Review these tips and learn to make predictions of the weather.
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Ucar: Where Do Hurricanes Form
If you are looking for a hurricane, head to the tropics just north and south of the equator.
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Ucar: How Thunderstorms Form
Learn how most thunderstorms form with three stages: the cumulus stage when storm clouds form, the mature stage when the storm is fully formed, and then the dissipating stage when the storm weakens and breaks apart.
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Ucar: How Tornadoes Form
Only about one thunderstorm in a thousand produces tornadoes. Learn how tornadoes form.
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Ucar: Snowflakes
Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.
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Ucar: Balloon on a Bottle
In this activity, students brainstorm various ways that an uninflated balloon placed over a bottle's opening can be inflated without touching the balloon.