Find a
Resource
Select grade level(s) Select resource type(s) Select collection(s) Select standard(s) Skip navigation Digital Library for Earth System Education
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Home
New to DLESE?
Search tips
Educational resources > Find a resource > Resource description
NAO: Driving Climate Across the Atlantic
http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/index.php?sid=e.f.nao.20040910
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
Comment on this resource
This site describes the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is the pattern of weather that primarily affects the east coast of North America and Western Europe. This climate pattern also influences weather all over the Northern Hemisphere. The site has a feature video that explains this phenomenon, an interactive map that depicts the resulting weather, and an interactive climate graph that shows how NAO may have changed history. The site also has links to four essays that explain NAO in more detail and another link to classroom activities.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Video
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Climatology
Technical requirements:
Flash player enhances the site but is not required.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
All text, images, and software code on this website are copyright property of the American Museum of Natural History and its programmers unless otherwise noted. They may be used for the personal education of website visitors. They may not be placed in the public domain. Any commercial reproduction, redistribution, publication, or other use by electronic means or otherwise is prohibited unless pursuant to a written license signed by the Museum.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-007-406
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Sci. / tech. in local challenges
    • 5-8:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Sci. / tech. in society
    • 9-12:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Sci. / tech. in local, national, and global challenges
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History