Curated OER
RIDING THE WIND
Students locate the Trade Winds, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies on a map, explain the impact of the rotation of the Earth, and plot a route for a round trip voyage from New York to London.
Other
University of Windsor: Climates on a Rotating Earth
This site offers the text of a college lecture on the atmosphere, with information on the effect prevailing westerlies have on North America.
Other
Kites as Education: Wind Origins
This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."
Other
Cornerstone Networks: Fourth Grade Science Lesson 1
This site, designed as a fourth-grade lesson plan, focuses on the earth's atmosphere with information on prevailing winds.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Air Pressure and Wind
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of air pressure and wind. It explains what makes air pressure change, how we measure it, how wind is created, and types of winds.
Idaho State University
Global Wind Systems [Pdf]
A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Wind Belts Study Guide
Review the main global winds using this study guide.
US Navy
Office of Naval Research: Ocean Currents
Probe the basics of ocean currents and be ready for the "quick quiz" upon completion of your reading. A concise and effective site supplemented with drawings.
University of Calgary
U of Calgary: Chinooks
This site provides a brief explanation of the relationship between chinook winds and prevailing westerlies.