2015 METEOROLOGY RESOURCE LINKS
ALL LINKS ACTIVE AS OF NOVEMBER 12, 2014
The topic for the 2015 Meteorology Event is climate. The resource links provided below are categorized by the key event topics listed in the 2015 Meteorology Event Rules.
GENERALMETEOROLOGYRESOURCES
A great polar meteorology primer from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California. The site includes loads of information relating to polar climates, global climate models and web resources.
Link to a NASA PDF Meteorology: An Educator’s Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9. An excellent resource for all three strands of the Meteorology Event Cycle.
NOAA resource page for teaching about climate.
The more I studied this resource page from Carleton College, the more I liked about it. The site provides lots of great lessons and tools for designing curriculum related to teaching about climate change.
Pinterest site providing lots of great links for all three strands of the Meteorology event rotation. Appropriate for late elementary and middle school.
A great resource for meteorology/climate related satellite imagery. The site is provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
EPA glossary of terms related to climate change.
WEATHER vs. CLIMATE
NOAA general discussion of what climate is with limited resource links.
NASA webpage that discusses differences between weather and climate.
UNDERSTANDINGEARTH’SATMOSPHERE
An excellent NOAA resource page that includes many lessons related to climate change and other key event topics of the 2015 Meteorology and Dynamic Planet Events.
University of Illinois webpage with resources for teaching about the atmosphere. The organization of the site is well suited to all three strands of the Meteorology Event.
A great out-of-the-box lesson from the Geological Society of America to help students understand layering of the Earth’s atmosphere.
If you want an extraterrestrial flavor added to your next practice session, this might be the activity for you. In the Goldilock’s Principle: A Model of Atmospheric Gases students use jelly beans to model differences in the atmospheric composition of Venus, Earth and Mars.
A nice, simple webpage describing how the atmosphere formed, its composition and structure.The site also incudes some problem solving activities.
A nice visual discussion of earth’s atmosphere. It also includes some discussion of meteorites.
A more detailed discussion of the atmosphere that is well illustrated in a lecture format.
Discussion of the impact of aerosols on Earth’s climate.
NOAA teaching activity relating the effect of volcanic eruptions on Earth’s climate.
Carleton College discussion of the effects of volcanic ash on Earth’s climate.
SOLAR RADIATION/EARTHENERGYBALANCE
NASA Earth Observatory discussion of the Sun’s effect on global climate. This is a good place to start discussion of this key event topic area.
Physical Geography page discussing causes of climate change, the Milankovitch Cycle, and many other variables affecting climate.
Physical Geography page describing insolation and Sun-Earth relationships.
A brief description of solar insolation. It also describes the difference between insolation and insulation.
CLIMATEZONES
A great NOAA activity to introduce the concept of climate zones. The categorization of climates presented is minimal (tropical, temperate and polar), but again, this is a great introductory activity.
An excellent Slideshare presentation that discusses factors affecting climate.
Encyclopedia of the Earth discussion of the Koppen Climate Classification system. It is a very clear and direct description of the basic categories and sub-categories.
A more detailed discussion of the Koppen Climate Classification system that includes lots of illustrated examples.
Lecture notes provided by University of Texas at Austin Instructor Troy Kimmel that provides brief descriptions of the climate zones and lists examples.
A visual discussion of climate classification.
Iowa State University Department of Agronomy discussion of the Thornwaite Climate classification system.
Detailed textbook discussion of both the Thornwaite and Koppen systems. High reading level, but well illustrated.
An excellent Slideshare presentation of climate zones and factors affecting climate change.
Basic introductory level for reading climatographs.
Video showing how to draw a climate graph on graph paper.
How to make a climatograph on Excel.
NOAA interactive website that describes climate zones throughout the world.
OCEANICANDATMOSPHERICCIRCULATION
University of Indiana website that discusses global energy transfer as it relates to oceanic and atmospheric circulation.
A very comprehensive PDF handout from Tulane University that addresses most key event topics of the 2015 Meteorology Event. It includes a discussion of atmospheric and oceanic circulation.
North Carolina State University Climate Education for K-12 that includes a discussion of atmospheric circulation with background links.
NOAA website for teaching about El Nino.
Good, brief discussion of how El Nino forms. The second half of the presentation is less well illustrated and more of a historical discussion.
A very well animated explanation of El Nino and La Nina.
Good explanation of global air circulation including rising and sinking air.
NATURALCLIMACTICVARIATIONSANDFEEDBACK
Discussion of natural climate variations.
NASA Science News discussion of natural and other factors affecting global climate and what causes variations.
Textbook discussion of factors causing natural variations in climate.
NASA discussion of Sea Ice Albedo Feedback.
NOAA discussion of albedo and the role of arctic ice in global climate.Includes engaging videos and activities.
ANTHROPOGENICEFFECTSONCLIMATE
NOAA reviewed resources for teaching about climate. Includes five key concepts for understanding climate change.
PBS activity in which students determine CO2 levels in four different gases and examine evidence of global warming.
Cool Science page describing the Heat Island Effect and comparative satellite images to illustrate it.
NOAA discussion of heat islands which also includes an interactive activity.
SCIENCEPROCESSSKILLS
PDF from the National Science Teacher’s Association that can serve as an excellent model for developing science process skills in students.
Excellent PDF that discusses many of the science process skills needed by students to succeed in this and other Science Olympiad events.
Good strategies for developing science process skills in students by Catherine Valentino.
Pinterest pins for science process skills.
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