This activity illustrates how dark land surfaces, light land surfaces and water all heat at different rates. Students determine whether land or water absorbs heat more quickly and how this difference affects weather and climate. Educational levels: High school, Middle school
This exploratory activity, designed for secondary physical science or earth science students, invest...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
Weather and climate are related to one another. Current conditions and seasonal descriptions are con...
The purpose of this resource is to further students' understanding of the causes of seasonal change ...
This is used in "Ways of Wind" Lesson 2 Activity 2: "Differential heating of land and water from sol...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
In this activity, students will examine the physical characteristics of several types of air masses ...
In this lesson, students will investigate the close relationship between the ocean and the atmospher...
In this activity, students will be reminded that when sunlight strikes the Earth's surface, energy i...
These are the student pages for a lesson plan which includes three activities. The purpose of the fi...
This hands-on activity explores the nature of thermal inertia. Educational levels: Middle school, Hi...
This experiment uses the heating of water to explore the concepts of density and volume. Students le...
In developing models for climate change and weather prediction, the measurements of surface and near...
This exploratory activity, designed for secondary physical science or earth science students, invest...
This exploratory activity, designed for secondary physical science or earth science students, invest...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
Weather and climate are related to one another. Current conditions and seasonal descriptions are con...
The purpose of this resource is to further students' understanding of the causes of seasonal change ...
This is used in "Ways of Wind" Lesson 2 Activity 2: "Differential heating of land and water from sol...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
In this activity, students will examine the physical characteristics of several types of air masses ...
In this lesson, students will investigate the close relationship between the ocean and the atmospher...
In this activity, students will be reminded that when sunlight strikes the Earth's surface, energy i...
These are the student pages for a lesson plan which includes three activities. The purpose of the fi...
This hands-on activity explores the nature of thermal inertia. Educational levels: Middle school, Hi...
This experiment uses the heating of water to explore the concepts of density and volume. Students le...
In developing models for climate change and weather prediction, the measurements of surface and near...
This exploratory activity, designed for secondary physical science or earth science students, invest...
This exploratory activity, designed for secondary physical science or earth science students, invest...
Objective: Students will be able to access a web site that will allow them to understand temperature...
Weather and climate are related to one another. Current conditions and seasonal descriptions are con...