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This
series
of
activities
and
experiments
demonstrates
the
importance
of
feedbacks
and
the
balance
of
mass
and
energy
in
governing
the
response
of
any
system
to
change.
Energy
balance
and
the
factors
that
cause
change
(feedbacks)
are
the
keys
to
understanding
climate
change,
and
therefore
the
keys
to
understanding
the
effects
of
rising
levels
of
greenhouse
gases
on
the
environment.
Although
these
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This is an online activity book from the National Weather Service that teaches about hazardous weather. The site also includes links to kids sites for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).
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Students
will
utilize
the
Internet
to
take
a
virtual
field
trip
to
visit
a
glacier
and
discover
what
physical
effects
glaciers
have
on
the
land.
They
will
also
have
the
opportunity
to
virtually
visit
Vermont
and
trace
the
pictorial
history
of
how
a
whale's
fossils
were
found
there.
The
site
also
contains
a
student
worksheet
for
their
visual
field
trip.
The
site
also
provides
an
explanation
of
the
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Clouds comprise a wonderful focus for classroom study. They're ubiquitous, ever-changing, scientifically interesting and, most importantly for teachers, they're cheap. The material presented here includes sections on cloud formation, cloud types, cloud pictures, other cloud-related phenomena, and a glossary.
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Each
student
will
keep
a
science
journal
during
each
of
the
four
seasons.
Students
will
record
observations
of
the
general
outdoor
environment
they
visit
and
then
will
make
observations
of
one
specific
item
from
the
habitat
in
each
season.
At
the
end
of
the
school
year,
students
will
make
comparisons
of
their
seasonal
drawings
and
share
the
results
with
the
class.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
is
to
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In
this
module,
students
carry
out
a
number
of
activities
that
demonstrate
the
concepts
of
evaporation,
condensation,
precipitation,
and
soil
moisture
and
runoff.
The
students
then
construct
a
terrarium
as
a
way
to
observe
the
water
cycle
as
a
whole.
Immediately
following
this,
students
use
the
Internet
to
acquire
Real
Time
Data
from
the
Olympic
Peninsula
in
Washington
which
they
can
then
use
to
describe
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
observe
the
type
and
cover
of
clouds
including
contrails.
Students
observe
which
of
ten
types
of
clouds
and
how
many
of
three
types
of
contrails
are
visible
and
how
much
of
the
sky
is
covered
by
clouds
(other
than
contrails)
and
how
much
is
covered
by
contrails.
Intended
outcomes
are
that
students
learn
how
to
make
estimates
from
observations
and
how
to
categorize
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In
this
activity
students
construct
a
sundial
and
use
it
to
observe
the
movement
of
the
sun
through
the
sky
over
the
course
of
a
day
by
marking
changes
in
the
position
of
a
shadow
once
each
hour.
Students
determine
the
approximate
time
of
solar
noon
at
their
school
as
indicated
by
the
time
of
the
shortest
shadow.
They
revisit
the
site
on
a
subsequent
day
to
estimate
the
time
of
day
using
their
sundial.
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This
standards-based
module
uses
hands-on
activities
and
real-time
data
investigations
to
allow
students
in
the
elementary
grades
to
investigate
weather
phenomena
both
locally
as
well
as
in
other
places
around
the
world.
By
using
hands-on
activities
and
real-time
data
investigations,
the
students
will
develop
a
basic
understanding
of
how
weather
can
be
described
in
measurable
quantities,
such
as
temperature,
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This
is
a
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Association
(NOAA)
sponsored
website
that
includes
a
variety
of
resources
for
educators
and
students.
Oil
spills
are
defined
by
scientists
and
further
explained
using
photographs
and
questions
previously
submitted
by
students
and
teachers.
Experiments
for
students
and
teachers
are
categorized
by
grade
level
and
information
on
how
to
obtain
instructional
kits
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