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| Science Discovery
Series > Curriculum Extras >
Weatherwise Extras |
| 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. |