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March 16, 2008 Hits: 175
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From site: Report the weather. Follow along with the Weather-Tron 3030 to help Report the Weather. Predict the weather. Take over the Predict-o-Matic and predict the weather three days into the future.
October 08, 2008 Hits: 46
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Ever wondered what causes extreme, scary, even dangerous weather? Here's a collection of online resources that discuss common, and uncommon, weather phenomena and what causes them. You'll also find some world records in extreme weather, as well as some really handy online resources for getting the latest weather reports and forecasts.
June 06, 2008 Hits: 57
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Learn more about hurricanes and tornadoes at this interactive site, that includes maps, case studies and labs that let you manipulate these weather phenomena. Teachers and parents will find additional resources. You can also preview a National Geographic giant screen movie about Forces of Nature and find out where the movie is playing.
June 28, 2008 Hits: 52
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From site: Welcome to the GLOBE Cloud Exploration! You have the following options: Take a quick tour through the cloud types.
June 28, 2008 Hits: 74
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From site: This quiz will help you practice making accurate readings of the maximum/minimum thermometer.
Select the number of questions you would like and press 'Start Quiz'! LearningReviews.com note: Readings are in celsius only.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 173
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This site has a brief elementary video explaining how clouds form. Video requires QuickTime to run. There are several accompanying activities and experiments. Teachers have the opportunity to register with NASA's project on cloud observations to obtain additional instructional materials.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 53
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This site has an elementary video explaining basic weather measuring instruments. Video requires QuickTime to run. Accompanying activities (experiments) are targeted to early grade levels.
July 13, 2009 Hits: 154
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From site: What would it be like to be a real weather person - not just someone who reports the weather, but someone who can actually control it? Well here's your chance. Using our Interactive Weather Maker, you'll be able to turn a sunny day into a windy day. Or create a rainy day. And if you create the correct conditions, you can make a blizzard - complete with a whiteout! To find out more about how weather works, visit Weather Watch.
January 22, 2008 Hits: 58
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In textbook-style fashion, the site provides an overview of the atmosphere, water cycle, storms, ice and snow, forecasting and our changing climate. Students have the opportunity to do virtual storm chasing. The lesson concludes with links to other resources.
February 23, 2009 Hits: 49
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From site: The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts in the atmospheric sciences. Selected pages link to (or will soon link to) relevant classroom activities and current weather products to reinforce topics discussed in the modules and allow the user to apply what has been learned to real-time weather data. LearningReviews.com note: Modules include Light and Optics, Clouds and Precipitation, Forces and Winds, Air Masses and Fronts, Weather Forecasting, Severe Storms, Hurricanes, El Nino, and the Hyrodologic Cycle (Water Cycle in elementary terms).
July 22, 2008 Hits: 45
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Operation: Monster Storms is an adventure like you’ve never experienced before. When you explore with JASON you become a Student “Argonaut,” named for the crew that sailed aboard the Argo with Jason, the mythological Greek explorer. As an Argonaut, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading scientists to investigate our planet... Operation: Monster Storms transports classrooms to the center of Earth’s most extreme weather events. Fly into the eye of a hurricane or chase tornadoes through Tornado Alley. Learn how powerful storms form and how cutting-edge technology is used to better understand and forecast weather.
June 06, 2008 Hits: 39
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From site: Let's take a ride with Kalani, our weather balloon, and talk about weather!
Oh, wondering about the name Kalani? It is a Hawaiian name that means sky. You can get started with Kalani by clicking on the weather vane.
June 12, 2008 Hits: 48
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From site: We need your help. As a virtual Youth Intern at The Weather Channel, your job is to run the Severe Weather Command Center, where people from around the country send urgent emails and text messages asking for help and advice about severe weather in their region.
February 21, 2008 Hits: 44
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From site: Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena ... Welcome to SnowCrystals.com! This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes -- what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air.
October 22, 2008 Hits: 39
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KidsGeo.com provides an in-depth online textbook on the Earth's atmospheric weather systems. There are chapters on atmospheric temperatures, pressures, moisture, and disturbances.
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