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Research on the Web: Temperatures Across the Globe
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/antarctica/r_temperatures.html
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This activity provides students with an understanding of the different weather patterns that exist across the globe. Students begin by gathering and graphing average temperatures for a number of U.S. cities over the course of a year. They then find and graph average temperatures for two stations in Antarctica for the same time period and end by offering explanations for the differences they have discovered, focusing on their relationship to latitude. Students learn about latitude effects on weather. They will chart annual weather patterns in the U.S. and Antarctica to discover the link between location and weather patterns.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
    • Computer activity
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Climatology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2002 American Museum of Natural History, Rice University, and the Education Development Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-852
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about sci. / tech.
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about science and technology
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History