31 Educational resources for teachers (Meteorology: Internetresources)
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This article is from the Meteorology FAQ, by Tom Berg hcane@mobile.gulf.net with numerous contributions by others.
31 Educational resources for teachers (Meteorology: Internetresources)
Also see section 9, information on meteorology topics.
<URL:ftp://ftp.met.ed.ac.uk/calmet/>
Software and documents in support of computer-aided learning in
meteorology; it is associated with the CALMET mailing list (described
in the Resources FAQ).
<URL:http://nesen.unl.edu/nesen.html>
Nebraska Earth Science Education Network pages contain a variety of
lesson plans and projects for teaching earth science.
<URL:http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu>
University of Michigan Weather Underground contains many curriculum
resources for K-12 education including the "Blue Skies" program. Also
a list of other resources at <URL:http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/outreach/>.
<URL:http://www.ucar.edu:8080/ucargen/education/eduhome.html>
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)'s pointers to
educational resources for K-12, undergraduate/postgraduate, and general
public science literacy.
<URL:http://aws.com>
Automated Weather Source Inc.'s Nationwide School Weather Network.
Some resources ("Virtual Schoolhouse") are under development.
<URL:http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/WEATHER/weather.html>
Thematic unit for weather for grades two through four. Lessons in
various subjects with a weather theme.
<URL:http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEred/WeatherHome.html>
"Weather Here and There" unit which incorporates interaction with the
Internet and hands-on collaborative, problem solving activites for
students in grades four through six.
<URL:http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/geosciences/geosciences.html>
UIUC-CoVis Geosciences Web Server. The Learning Through Collaborative
Visualization (CoVis) Project is thousands of students, over a hundred
teachers, and dozens of researchers and scientists working to improve
science education in middle and high schools. Participating students
study atmospheric and environmental sciences through inquiry-based
activities.
The server includes instructional materials on a variety of geoscience
topics, including meteorology, climatology, and oceanography.
<URL:http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/weather/kids.htm>
BBC Weather Centre's "children's weather" page. Course in building a
weather station and other children-oriented weather information.
<URL:http://nsidc.colorado.edu/education/>
National Snow and Ice Data Center information on the Blizzard of '96
for k-12 students.
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