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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Regional Climate Maps Former Soviet Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Find weekly, monthly, and 3-month climate maps for Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Includes total precipitation and minimum and maximum temperature.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Can Science Win Over Climate Change Skeptics?

For Students 9th - 10th
With many skeptical over the concept of climate change this article stresses that the best means to win them over is with scientific proof.
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Other

New Talk: Is Nuclear Power Essential to Climate Change and Energy Independence?

For Students 9th - 10th
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on nuclear power, climate change, and energy independence. Readers can comment, but...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Human Environmental Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module, we will explore the concept of pollution and discuss how human use of resources relates. We will discuss the evidence for and against human-caused climate change. Students will compare and contrast pollution cleanup with...
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Interactive
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Energy Choices and Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Help the Joules family make choices that keep their greenhouse gas emissions low.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate Zone: Climate of Chile

For Students 9th - 10th
Tables for the different climate regions in Chile show the average temperature, rainfall and snowfall in this South American country.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Suriname

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the climate of Suriname at this useful website that gives information about average temperature, rainfall, and snowfall.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site to learn about the climate of Paraguay. Information includes average temperature, rainfall, and snowfall.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Uruguay

For Students 9th - 10th
Climate information for the South American country of Uruguay is found here. Average temperature, rainfall, and snowfall is broken down by months.
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers climate information for the Central American country of Panama. Broken down by average monthly temperature, rain days, and snow days. Also featured is a country map.
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Other

Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Rain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site defines precipitation, and uses diagrams to tell about relief, convectional, and frontal rainfall.
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Other

Internet Geography: Geo Topics: Weather and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores air pressure and talks about high pressure. low pressure, and winter anticyclones.
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NOAA

Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Atmosphere Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, diagrams, and other images related to climate and climate change.
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Other

Nature Canada: Connect With Nature: Ice Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
IceWatch is a Canadian program that uses volunteers to observe changes in the ice in their environments, and submit their observations. The purpose of the initiative is to monitor climate change. Tips on how to ice-watch and how to...
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Handout
Climate Zone

Climate of Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to information about the weather of Venezuela displayed in tables featuring average temperature, rainfall, and snow days.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Global Warming Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer this site is regularly updated with the most recent news on global warming. Also offers links to related topics.
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Handout
Latimer Clarke Corporation

Atlapedia Online: Ecuador

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you're doing a research paper on Ecuador, this is a great place to begin. Has information about the history, people, geography, climate, economy, and more. Click on the map image to get more details and an enlarged view.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Flora and Fauna of the Ordovician Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes plants and animals that lived during the Ordovician Period, where it falls in the geologic time scale, tectonic activity happening then, the climate and environment, and extinction events.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Mesozoic Era Timeline and Important Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.
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Activity
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Carbon Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
After completing the first part of this activity, students will be able to explain individual carbon footprints and list the means for reducing them. The second part of this activity helps students to visualize climate as a system with...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Devonian Period Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the geological changes, climate, and flora and fauna of the Devonian Period.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Jurassic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jurassic Period falls within the Mesozoic Era. Read about geologic events that occurred then, the climate, and the plants and animals, including the many types of dinosaurs.
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Other

Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Tropical Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of tropical storms and links to several case studies. This site includes information, such as how tropical storms are named, how they occur, and how they are structured.