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This
PDF
document
discusses
a
field
activity
for
K-12
students.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
is
to
observe
type
and
cover
of
clouds
including
contrails.
Students
will
observe
ten
types
of
clouds
and
how
many
of
three
types
of
contrails
are
visible,
how
much
of
the
sky
is
covered
with
clouds,
and
how
much
is
covered
by
contrails.
The
PDF
is
an
instructor
guide
with
detailed
advice
for
administering
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The
Ocean
World
site
has
a
wide
variety
of
information
regarding
the
ocean.
Established
by
Texas
A
and
M
University's
Jason
Project,
Ocean
World
provides
a
wealth
of
information
on
weather,
forams,
icebergs,
fisheries,
coral
reefs,
waves,
El
Nino,
currents
and
more.
The
site
contains
information
for
both
students
and
teachers.
The
teacher
section
of
the
site
contains
background
information
on
all
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This
Starting
Point
webpage
is
a
summary
of
a
role-playing
resource
called
Worldwatcher
Project:
Global
Warming
Project.
In
this
exercise,
students
role-play
advisors
to
various
heads
of
state
on
the
subject
of
global
warming.
The
web
site
offers
a
short
curriculum
to
help
the
students
become
experts
on
global
warming.
It
offers
lab
activities,
computer
visualizations
(using
free
WorldWatcher
software),
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This
collection
of
meteorological
tutorials
comes
from
the
Central
Institute
of
Meteorology
and
Geodynamics
(ZAMG)
in
Vienna,
Austria.
The
ZAMG
has
a
broad
range
of
research
and
publication
activities,
from
daily
forecasts
to
earthquake
and
geomagnetic
research.
This
collection
covers
many
weather
phenomena,
explaining
behavior
and
relationships
in
hyperlinked
lessons
that
feature
many
diagrams
and
...
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The
Department
of
Atmospheric
Sciences
at
the
University
of
Washington
is
running
the
Penn
State/
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This site developed by John A. Day, the 'Cloudman,' is packed with cloud observation resources. The mini-cloud-atlas contains photos & descriptions of 12 basic types of cloud. There is also a cloud formation chart, a cloud gallery, history of clouds, a discovery notebook, articles about weather, activities, photography tips, many annotated photos, and philosophy of meteorology.
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This
site
from
SERC's
Starting
Point
presents
sample
Gallery
Walk
questions
about
the
composition
of
the
atmosphere.
These
questions
encourage
students
to
examine
atmospheric
and
greenhouse
gases,
human
influences
on
climate
change,
proposed
new
products
to
minimize
UV
exposure,
and
ways
people
currently
protect
themselves
from
UV
exposure.
The
questions
are
organized
according
to
the
cognitive
level
...
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The
site
includes
easily
understood
El
Nino
and
La
Nina
forecasts.
The
forecasts
are
summaries
of
the
Australian
National
Climate
Centre's
opinion
regarding
the
outputs
from
various
reputable
oceanic
or
coupled
ocean/
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The
Fog
Chamber
exercise
is
an
Exploratorium
Science
Snack
demonstration.
The
activity
shows
students
how
clouds
and
fog
are
created
with
a
very
simple
physical
model
using
a
1
gallon
jar,
latex
glove,
a
little
water,
and
matches.
The
exercise
teaches
students
how
to
make
a
simple
cloud
that
in
order
to
form
requires
water
vapor,
a
cooling
mechanism,
and
condensation
nuclei.
This
site
provides
information
...
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Wind
surge
is
a
JAVA
based
applet
for
exploring
how
water
level
on
the
windward
and
leeward
side
of
a
basin
depends
on
wind
speed,
basin
length,
water
depth,
and
boundary
type.
A
mathematical
discussion
of
how
water
behaves
with
respect
to
a
variety
of
variables
is
included
in
the
exercise.
Students
are
asked
to
use
the
JAVA
applet
to
study
a
variety
of
effects
including
the
effect
of
varying
the
...
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