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FILLING IN THE GAPS - Acquiring and Analyzing Satellite and Ground-Based Data
Students monitor rainfall, compute daily averages, and compare their methods of computation to those used by actual researchers using satellite observations.
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What's the Chance of Rain? Lesson Plan 2
Students utilize and interpret numerical statements regarding rainfall patterns which quantify chance. They design and prepare surveys and experiments to answer questions or test conjectures and predictions.
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What's the Chance of Rain? Lesson Plan 3
Students conduct experiments involving chance to estimate the probability of rainfall patterns. They interpret and evaluate information contained in tables and databases.
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A PET Cloud: Lesson Plan 15
Students create their own cloud in a bottle. They complete a worksheet regarding the experiment, then repeat the activity using hot water.
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El Nino and Rainfall
Learners examine the relationship between El Nino and rainfall. They view an animation that simulates the various ocean currents, and analyze data from rainfall tables.