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4-H logoSDS Curriculum Extras: Weatherwise

This page contains resources and web links to support the "Weatherwise" unit of the Science Discovery Series Volume 2 curriculum.


Cloud Photos

Click here for photos of a variety of cloud types that will help with cloud identification and weather forecasting.


Related Web Sites

American Meteorological Society
www.ametsoc.org/ams
45 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, 617-227-2425.
Email:
amsinfo@ametsoc.org
Franklin's Forecast (Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA)
www.fi.edu/weather
Gulf of Maine Aquarium
octopus.gma.org/surfing/weather/fog.html
Includes an activity on how to make fog.
Making Science Make Sense
www.bayerus.com/msms
Information and resources on all fields of science.
Miami Museum of Science in association with the Smithsonian Institution (Miami, FL)
www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html
Includes activities on how to make a weather station with home-made instruments.
National Weather Service
www.nws.noaa.gov
NOAA photograph and image collection
www.photolib.noaa.gov
This site has been produced to help those interested in studying the natural world learn more about oceans, the atmosphere, and the history of the pioneers who began the study of our environment in the United States. There are thousands of digitized images on this site--and this number will continue to grow.
The Official Site of the Punxsutawney (PA) Groundhog Club
www.groundhog.org
One Sky, Many Voices
http://www.onesky.umich.edu
The mission of this project is to create innovative, inquiry-based K-12 weather curricula that utilize current technologies such as CD-ROMs and the World Wide Web for the interactive study of current weather and air quality. Students, teachers, parents and scientists can participate from classrooms, homes, after-school programs or other educational settings.
Periodic Table of Elements
www.chemicool.com
Provides a colorful, interactive table of chemical elements, including details about each element, including, atomic weight, mass, density, etc.
Real-time satellite data
marine.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University weather site
www.wx.rutgers.edu
Science Behind The News (University of Wisconsin)
whyfiles.news.wisc.edu
Temperature Conversion Calculator
http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/links/temperature.html
An online calculator that converts between Fahrenheit, Celsius, & Kelvin scales.
The Weather Channel
www.weather.com/homepage.html
WeatherEye
weathereye.kgan.com/index.html
A public service of KGAN, sponsored by Central Iowa Power Cooperative. Contains teacher/student resources.

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