This site displays a click-and-zoom map of the US showing forecast temperatures as well as several other meteorological variables, normally updated every hour. Also available are maps showing chance of precipitation, temperature and wind, weather, dew point, weather, precipitation, dew point and cover. Maps can be changed to see forecasts for the current day, that night, and three days following. ... Full description.

The NEXRAD National Mosaic Reflectivity site allows users to search for reflectivity images by date. Daily images are available for 1 April 1995 to 18 April 1997, and hourly images are available for 19 April 1997 to 22 March 2004. The images are clickable maps that allows users to zoom in and out of the United States reflectivity images. Full description.

This site provides users with a friendly web-based interface for visualization and analysis of Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), gridded rainfall products and other precipitation data. It is applicable to variety of researches and applications, such as climate study and monitoring, weather events study and monitoring, agricultural crop monitoring, rainfall algorithm study, and data products ... Full description.

The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) offers text descriptions of composite, individual and archival Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) data from various satellites. TSI describes the radiant energy emitted by the sun over all wavelengths that falls each second on one square meter outside the earth's atmosphere. Data is gathered as this radiant energy is absorbed into a cavity on a satellite and is ... Full description.

The Tropical Atmosphere Ocean project (TAO) website displays real-time data from moored ocean buoys. Information collected includes subsurface, sea surface and air temperature, ocean salinity, wind speed and direction, and short and long wavelength solar radiation data. Such data aid in understanding the unusually warm and cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, referred to respectively ... Full description.

In this activity, students use a microcomputer connected to a light sensor and temperature probe to explore the reflection and absorption of radiation for different surfaces. Students follow instructions in this guided inquiry based lab and are then asked to design an experiment of their own to either test the reflectivity of sand, soils, water and other materials or to investigate the effect of different ... Full description.

In this activity, students use a microcomputer connected to an ultra-violet sensor to compare the relative blocking power of different SPF sunscreens for the UVB region of the solar spectrum. On this Starting Point page, users can access information about the exercise's learning goals, context for use, teaching notes and tips, teaching materials, assessment ideas, references and topics covered. Full description.

This site from SERC presents Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions on the future of the global climate. The questions examine reasons the Earth's climate is warming, the Geritol solution, whether or not the Earth is warming, as well as what society should do about global warming. Full description.

This site from SERC's Starting Point presents sample Gallery Walk questions about weather map interpretation. Students explore several weather parameters including fronts, pressure cells, and precipitation. Groups synthesize various weather variables, create a weather forecast, and present the material in either an oral or written assignment. The questions are organized according to the cognitive ... Full description.

This site from SERC's Starting Point presents sample Gallery Walk questions about atmospheric moisture. These questions encourage students to examine dew point, relative humidity, condensation, precipitation, snow/liquid ratios, heat index, air temperature, acid rain, and how to analyze a weather map. The questions are organized according to the cognitive level at which students are engaged, using ... Full description.