Science in Focus: Shedding Light: Light Links
Workshop 8
Weather and Meteorology
- The Weather Channel Learning Center
Lesson plans, resources, and activities from the Weather Channel. Also a source to check your local weather.
http://www.weather.com/activities/homeandgarden/schoolday/ - The Weather Underground
Site designed to help K-12 classrooms learn about weather.
http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu/index.html - Channel 7 Boston - Weather Forcast
Weather pages from a local television station in Boston, MA, where meterologist Mishelle Michaels works. Links other useful weather information around the world.
http://www.whdh.com/weather/ - The World Weather Project 22010
A comprehensive Earth science site from the University of Illinois. Includes topics such as air pressure, water cycles, clouds and more.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml
Climatology
- Live Access to Climate Data
http://dataportal.ucar.edu/arcas/main.html - Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
A collection of links about local, national, and international weather.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov - NASA Fact Sheets
Explores major issues and natural phenomena related to the Earth and its environment including Global warming, El Niño, La Niña, and pollution.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/publications_atmos.html - Weather and Climate on the Web
An extensive collection of links about varied topics related to weather. From the National Severe Storm Laboratory.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/ - Global Change
From the U.S. Global Survey. Activities and information about Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help you and your students understand our changing world.
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/
Air Pressure
- Air Pressure Observing Pressure
From the Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/airpressure.html - The Pressure Module
An online meteorology guide from the University of Illinois
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/prs/home.rxml
Clouds
- All About Clouds
An explanation of the types of clouds from USAToday Weather.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wcloud0.htm
Wind
- Blustery Beginnings
http://www2.fi.edu/programs/tss/traveling-shows.html - Forces and Winds
From the Department of Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/guide/forces/html/oldhome.html