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Weather Words - http://www.bom.gov.au/info/wwords
The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology offers definitions of some common forecasting terms, descriptions of phenomena and precipitation, as well as wind and sea terms. |
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Kid's PlayStation - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
All kinds of weather information, science project ideas, online activities, and printable pages. From the National Weather Service. |
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Weatherwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/index.shtml
The BBC Online Weather Centre. Latest forecasts from around the world and a host of experiments and activities to try. |
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Online Meteorology Guide - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
A fun and comprehensive guide with modules on clouds and precipitation, forces and wind, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, storms, and hurricanes. |
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Bushfire Weather - http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/fire_ag/bushfire/bushfire.htm
Learn how fires, of both natural and human origin, have affected the environment of Australia. Includes weather patterns and maps. |
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Be a Weather Watcher - http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/weather/index.cfm
Pretend to be a meteorologist while learning about weather and climates. |
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Franklin's Forecast - http://sln.fi.edu/weather/
Exhibit about weather forecasting technologies with news topics about radar, storm tracking, satellites, and weather events. |
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Weather Wiz Kids - http://www.weatherwizkids.com
Includes facts, folklore, games, jokes, experiments, and activities, written by a meteorologist. |
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Careers in Meteorology - http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html
Explains what a meteorologist does, why they do it, and the tools that help them do a better job. |
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Classroom Activities - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/act/home.rxml
Introduction to basic meteorological concepts such as pressure, fronts, and surface maps. |
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UV Menace - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/ozone/uvmenace.html
Learn about how UV rays can cause cancer, the effect on the atmosphere, and how they hurt the ozone layer. |
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BBC: What is Weather? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/
Find out how our climate influences what kind of house we live in, what kind of sports we do, and what kind of clothes we wear. Compare different climates with each other. |
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Weather One - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/weather/
Discusses several topics of weather including clouds, seasons, air pressure, winds, global warming, and violent weather. Also contains activities to give students a hands-on experience with weather. |
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WeatherQuestions.com - http://www.weatherquestions.com
Concise and interesting answers to the most-often asked questions about the weather, arranged in alphabetical order. |
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Live From the Storm - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/storm/main.htm
An interactive, animated weather resource for middle-school educators and students. Part of the Passport to Knowledge series. |