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Student Activities in Meteorology (SAM).
Version 2. Beverly L. Meier and Elisa Passarelli. Developed in collaboration with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Research Laboratories, Forecast Systems Laboratory (Boulder, Colo.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994.
Recommended grade level:
6-8+.
Student Activities in Meteorologyis a packet of 10 paper-and-pencil activities on meteorology and atmospheric science that give students a sense of the type and form of scientific data with which a meteorologist or an atmospheric scientist might work. All of the activities have strong mathematics and graphing components. They can be used alone or as a series. The wide range of topics addressed includes Doppler radar, severe weather, windchill, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, carbon monoxide pollution, air traffic and weather, and sunspots.
Among the activities in this book, students learn how to track severe weather by looking at a Doppler radar worksheet, they complete a wind chill table, and they plot curves for the occurrence of greenhouse gases over time. Students also calculate the effect that wind speed and direction have on carbon monoxide pollution in Boulder and Denver, Colorado; they examine the type of maps and weather data used by air traffic controllers; and they use techniques similar to those solar observers use to record data based on sunspot observations.
The activities give students the opportunity to manipulate data, look for patterns, and draw conclusions using the data given. Each activity includes background information, procedures, questions to guide students, charts or tables, and a conclusion box to be completed.
Price:
Free.
Publisher/supplier:
NOAA/ERL/FSL.
Materials:
Available locally.
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Maps, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Exploring Planet Earth, ~ Landforms, ~ Earth's Solid Crust, ~ Project Earth Science: Geology, ~ Finding Your Way: Navigation Activities from the Exploratorium, ~ On the Rocks: Earth Science Activities for Grades 1-8, Multi & Applied Sciences: Investigating Patterns of Change.
Mathematics, Earth Sciences: Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands, ~ Project Earth Science: Astronomy, ~ Measuring Earthquakes, Multi & Applied Sciences: Manufacturing, ~ A Sunken Ship, ~ Historical Connections in Mathematics: Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom.Vol I, ~ Historical Connections in Mathematics: Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom. Vol. III, ~ Multiculturalism in Mathematics, Science, and Technology: Readings and Activities, ~ Multicultural Science and Math Connections: Middle School Projects and Activities, ~ Technology Science Mathematics Connection Activities, ~ Thematic Applications: Sciences II.
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Ozone depletion, Multi & Applied Sciences: Investigating Systems and Change.
Sunspot, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science Interactions: Course 3.
Weather, Physical Sciences: Sound and Light, Environmental Sciences: Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Exploring Earth Science, ~ Exploring Earth's Weather, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Hurricane!, ~ Project Earth Science: Meteorology, ~ Weather and Health, ~ Weather Forecasting, ~ The Amateur Meteorologist: Explorations and Investigations, ~ Arid Lands, Sacred Waters, ~ Atmospheric Dynamics, ~ Earth at Hand: A Collection of Articles from NSTA's Journals, ~ Earth Science Investigations, ~ Global Climates--Past, Present, and Future: Activities for Integrated Science Education, ~ Science Projects about Weather, Thematic Applications: Sciences I, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book Two, ~ Investigating Patterns of Change, ~ The Local Environment, ~ Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, ~ Prime Science: Level C, ~ Science Interactions: Course 3, ~ Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Earth and Physical Science: Content and Learning Strategies, ~ Everyday Science: Real-Life Activities, ~ Science Is . . .
Windchill, Earth Sciences: The Amateur Meteorologist: Explorations and Investigations,
