SCIENCE LINKS PAGE 2

How to Make a Weather Station

GRADE LEVEL:   Elementary-Middle School;  Secular

Comments:  Visit the Miami Museum of Science and learn about weather instruments and terms like pressure, barometer.   Step-by-step experiments to perform to understand these concepts better and instructions on how to build your own weather forecasting tools out of easily obtained materials from home.

Weather Education Sites

GRADE LEVEL:   Elementary-Middle School;  Secular

Comments:  A tremendous listing of sites that have lesson plans and experiments about Weather.   Need to see examples of the types of clouds?   A site is here for that too.

Weather Net

GRADE LEVEL:   All Ages;  Secular

Comments:  Check your weather forecast by typing in your city and state.

Weather Dude

GRADE LEVEL:   All Ages;  Secular

Comments:  More great links for Teachers, Parents and Kids.   Take a weather quiz, learn about weather proverbs used in predicting weather, send away for free stuff about weather, see an Old Farmer's Almanac.   A jam-packed site...something for everyone!

National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services

GRADE LEVEL:   All Ages;  Secular

Comments:  Click on the PUBLICATIONS link on the left sidebar and select BROCHURES. Here you can find all kinds of publications to send for, download or read on-line that tell you what to do in the event of a hurricane, tornado, flood or other severe weather.   Be prepared!

National Severe Storms Laboratory's  (NSSL)Educational Information

GRADE LEVEL:   All Ages;  Secular

Comments:  Learn about weather map symbols, what causes lightning, tornadoes and other severe weather and safety precautions to take during these storms.

Guide to the Science of the Atmosphere

GRADE LEVEL: All Ages; Secular

Comments: Learn about the Basics of Weather such as Storms,   fronts,  climate changes,  clouds,   fog,   El Nino,   La Nina,   winds,   jet streams,  ozone,  floods,  droughts,  forecasting and Health effects caused by weather.    In additon,   by clicking on the "Measuring Instruments" link,  you can find out how you can make your own instruments to measure the weather.

Weather Science Hotlist

GRADE LEVEL: All Ages; Secular

Comments: Everything you need about weather!    This is a hotlist of weblinks.    You will find some instructional modules and activities.   The Weblinks are divided into the following categories:  Online Exhibits,  Weather Right Now,  Background Information  (on all types of weather elements),  Severe Weather,  El Nino, La Nina,  Historical Weather,  Career Connections,  Activities,  Atmosphere,  and Weather Forecasting

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ISU Forestry Tree Identification

GRADE LEVEL: Elementary-High School; Secular

Comments: At this site you will learn about the trees found in Iowa. What? You don't live in Iowa? Oh well...you can still get an idea on how an interactive tree identification system answering short questions about a sample leaf,  you can narrow the field until you have hopefully identified the tree it comes from.    Since many of the trees found in Iowa are found elsewhere in the U.S.,    this site is still useful.    Also at this site you will find links to help you learn HOW A TREE GROWS and a glossary giving DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL TERMS USEFUL FOR TREE IDENTIFICATION.

What's It Like Where You Live?--THE TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST

GRADE LEVEL: Elementary-High School; Secular

Comments:    Links to the following topics:   (1)  What's a Temperature Deciduous Forest Like?,   (2)  Where Are They Located?,  (3)  Story:     The Meaning of Fall ,  (4)  Tree Finder:    Leaf ID Guide,  (5)  What Colors Are Certain Leaves in the Fall,  (6)  Autumn Leaf Scrapbook,   (7)  Why Four Seasons?,  (8)  Forest Animals,  (9)  Other Temperate Links.

There is alot here and even high school biology students would benefit from this site.     Works best with NETSCAPE...I kept getting Java Script errors for the left-side index and they never did appear.    I guess you could just hit the empty picture and see where you wind up!

WebGarden

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School-High School; Secular

Comments:     Access the following databases from this site:    (1)   Plant Dictionary   (2)   Factsheet Database   (3) Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine   (4) Weekly Gardening News for Central Ohio  (5) The Landscape and Nursery Dialog   (6) Ohio Master Gardener.

I looked up the general word   "Christmas cactus"   in the Factsheet Database and the first link I was provided with gave me detailed information about how to care for that cactus at home! Look up information on ANY flower, grass,  bulb...you name it! Look something up by common or scientific name or by region...many times pictures of the plant are shown too.  It would be good to look at this site if you have a student in biology or if you are doing a class garden and need specifics on proper care of a certain plant. 

GardenGuides

GRADE LEVEL: All ages; Secular

Comments:    Everything you want to know about gardens can be found at this comprehensive site.    Sign up for a free e-mail newsletter or take part in discussions or chats with other gardeners...now is the time to ask that gardening question you might have.    Gather the kids and start today on this practical use of science knowledge!


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