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American Museum of Natural History

Tornadoes Spinning Thunderstorms

For Students 6th - 12th
Tornado winds can reach more than 200 miles per hour. Learners explore wind speeds and more characteristics of tornadoes with an online lesson. They learn how tornadoes form and how scientists attempt to predict them. Can be used as an...
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Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: Overview of Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Oklahoma explores numerous types of weather and atmospheric changes, as well as the reasons behind them. Content details the four seasons, common meteorological variables, the vertical structure of the atmosphere, how...
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About Wmo World Meteorological Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) watches the weather and keeps up to date weather patterns. It is the coordinator of weather information for the world's scientific community.
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Royal Meteorological Society

For Students 9th - 10th
People who study the weather are meteorologists. This site explains what they do and recent news having to do with meteorology.
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NOAA

Noaa: Atlantic Oceanographical and Meteorological Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
The AOML researches oceanography, tropical meteorology, atmospheric and oceanic chemistry and acoustics in order to understand the physical characteristics of the ocean and atmosphere. Explore science in action!
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Ams: Career Guides for the Atmospheric Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
Career guides for aspiring meteorologists from the American Meteorological Society.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: New Tool to Enhance Weather Forecasters' Skills

For Students 9th - 10th
Site talks about how to advance meteorology in Africa. The goal is to improve daily and seasonal rainfall predictions.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather Forecasting and Meteorology

For Students 1st - 9th
On this website, students can learn about weather forcasting and meteorology including cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure systems, fun facts, and technology.
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Fisher Science Education: Headline Discoveries Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
What's new in the world of science? Find the latest articles about the newest discoveries and research in all the science disciplines: anatomy, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, consumer science, environmental, forensics,...
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Niwa: Common Climate and Weather Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A great place to find a definition to terms used to describe climate change and meteorology. This site contains a glossary of common terms for both climate and weather.
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American Meteorological Society: Advancement: Education Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in majoring in oceanic, hydrologic, or related sciences? This site offers resources for K-12, Undergraduate, and career.
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Bureau of Meteorology: Surviving Cyclones

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating coverage by the Australian government of cyclones, cyclone preparedness, and more.
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Bureau of Meteorology: The Weather Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what a weather map is and how it is prepared. Describes what weather maps show, typical weather patterns in Australia, the use of weather charts, temperature, and wind speed.
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Inpe: National Institute for Space Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the homepage of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research with links to specific programs in more defined categories like space and atmospheric sciences, meteorology, space engineering and technology, and more.
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Hong Kong Observatory: Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful page from the Hong Kong Observatory offering introduction to weather and weather phenomenon. Learn about thunderstorms, tides, monsoon season, weather radar, and weather in space. Not a slick site but informative. Most...
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Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: High and Low Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Oklahoma meteorology tutorial explores both high and low pressure systems--how they form and the different forms they take.
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Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University: Bad Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Pennsylvania State University is maintained to provide teachers and students with examples of the bad science often taught in schools, universities, and offered in popular articles and textbooks.
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NOAA

Noaa: Etl: Regional Weather and Climate Applications Branch

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains how meteorologists of the NOAA study weather and climate.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Mt. Logan: Canadian Titan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Mt. Logan in Canada's Yukon Territory is the tallest mountain in Canada and the second tallest in North America. Learn about the people who live around it, the history of mountaineering in the area, and the science - both geological and...
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World Meteorological Association.

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of the World Wide Weather Meeting minutes. This meeting had representatives from all over the world, read to see the issues they discussed.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Edward Lorenz

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting biography about Edward Lorenz. It discusses his ideas about meteorology, such as using mathematical formulas to predict the weather, and his butterfly effect theory.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: South Cascade Glacier

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history, mass balance, and meteorological data of the South Cascade Glacier. View several photos of the South Cascade Glacier.
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Campbell Scientific: Automatic Weather Stations

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on a variety of weather station types.

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