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Ucar: Sun and Space Weather Image Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Images and diagrams of the Sun, solar phenomena such as sunspots and flares, space weather, Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere, the aurora, and more.
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Ucar: Atmosphere Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, diagrams, and other images related to climate and climate change.
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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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Ucar: Serial vs. Parallel Processing Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn the difference between parallel processing and serial processing computer systems by racing to complete a task of stacking blocks.
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Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Tycho Brahe (1546 1601)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about Brahe's contributions to astronomy, and also discusses his planetary model.
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Ucar: Hurricanes Impact Our Lives

For Students 3rd - 8th
Web weather site for kids highlights hurricanes. Discover how they are formed, the damage they can cause as well as read a weather story about surviving a hurricane.
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Ucar: How Weather Affects Air Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
How is air pollution affected by weather? Some types of pollution are worse in the summer heat, while others are worse in cold winter weather.
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Ucar: What Is Air Quality?

For Students 9th - 10th
Good air quality is critical for maintaining life on Earth. But what is air quality and why does it change?
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Ucar: Weather Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, diagrams, and other images related to weather.
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Ucar: Clouds Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of various types of clouds and diagrams to help you understand clouds.
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Ucar: Cloud Sorting Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Sort photos of clouds by altitude, by composition, and into groups based on whether they are smooth or turbulent.
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Ucar: Solar Flare

For Students 9th - 10th
Solar flares are huge explosions on the Sun that emit lots of electromagnetic radiation.
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Ucar: High Altitude Observatory: Aristarchus of Samos (310 230 Bc)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography and discussion of Aristarchus' theories provided here.