- U.S. Reported Tornadoes 1953-2000
This two page brochure provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The indicators and benchmarks are detailed. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a brief description of tornadoes in North Carolina and a tornado summary by state for the year 2000.
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- Local Climate Activity Sheet
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a brief description of and use of the NCDC's Local Climatological Data Annual Summary page.
- Weather Satellite Imagery Sheet
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a brief description of and use of current weather satellite imagery.
- Using the Local Newspaper Sheet
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the language arts, science, mathematics, and/or social studies classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a brief description of and use of current weather in local newspapers and integrating language arts, science, mathematics, and social studies.
- Using Weather Signs Booklet
This six page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period but will need certain weather instruments to do so. Information provided includes a brief description of and use of current weather symbols and how they can be used to make weather forecasts.
- Landfalling Hurricanes 1950 - 2004 Poster
- Landfalling Hurricanes 1950 - 2004 Booklet
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a list of questions about the hurricanes that have made landfall in the US from 1950-2004.
- Weather and Climate Instruments Booklet
This 10 page informative sheet provides an educational understanding for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes a list of many weather instruments with pictures and explains what they are used for.
- Weather Instruments Sheet
- NCDC Climate Extremes Booklet
This seven page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a table of highest/lowest precipitation and temperature with questions.
- Flood and Flash Floods
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes past flood events in North Carolina due to hurricanes and other extreme events.
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- 2003 Tropical Cyclones Poster
- 2003 Tropical Cyclones of the World Booklet
This four page activity sheet provides an educational activity for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes satellite images of tropical cyclones to aid in predicting future cyclones.
- Conversion Charts
This link gives information about the many conversion charts such as wind chill chart, land beaufort scale, heat index chart, and many others.
- How to Analyze Data Booklet
- Spectrum Booklet
- Educational Resources Booklet
- 10 Top Cities Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes 17 climatic data tables for over 250 US cities.
- After the Disaster Booklet
This five page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes a detailed account of the atmospheric conditions during the Galveston hurricane of 1900.
- Charleston Hurricanes Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes brief accounts of the many hurricanes that have hit Charleston SC. Also includes tips on how to be safe during the event of a hurricane.
- Tampa Hurricanes Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity for this booklet. Information provided includes a history of past hurricanes that have hit the city of Tampa Bay, Florida. This booklet also gives information about the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Scale, how to be safe, and definitions related to hurricane events.
- Hurricane Katrina Sheet
- Hurricane Rita Sheet
- NC Hit by Fran Storm! Sheet
- The Effects of Wind Sheet
- Climate Change Booklet
- Climate Activity Booklet
This three page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes a brief description of different weather events such as floods, hurricanes, thunderstorms, droughts, and more.
- Climates of Western NC Booklet
This eight page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity for this booklet. Information provided includes the changing climate of Western North Carolina.
- Climate and Health Booklet
This fours page booklet provides educational information for the earth science and health classrooms. The list of activities consists of questions and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a handful of weather events and the health risks that come with them.
- Climate Trivia Sheet
- Artic Environmental Change in the Last 4 Centuries Booklet
This five page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes an insight to the environmental changes that are occurring today and what is causing them to take place.
- Paleoclimatology Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There are no activities in this booklet. Information provided includes different ways that scientists analyze past climate way before the collection of weather data began.
- Coral Reef Poster
- Coral Reefs Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There is no activity in this booklet. Information provided includes that of coral reef growth and decay of coral colonies. Also, there is information into how scientist read corals to understand past climates.
- Tree Rings Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. There are no activities in this booklet. Information provided includes facts about Dendrochronology and how it is used to reconstruct past climates.
- The Ozone Hole Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities consists of questions and data plotting and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes interesting facts about the life of the Ozone hole.
- El Nino Booklet
This four page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can be completed in one classroom period and include making your own personal El Nino and comprehensive questions. Information provided includes that of El Nino events and how they affect not only the World but local climate.
- Fujita Tornado Scale Sheet
- Tornado Booklet
This six page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities consists of true/false questions and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes fun facts about tornadoes, storm chasers, and the Fujita Tornado Scale.
- Making Your Own Weather Station Booklet
This five page booklet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities can not be completed in one classroom period due to daily readings of data from different weather instruments. Information provided includes how to make your own weather anemometer, barometer, hygrometer, thermometer, and rain gauge.
- A Weather Log Sheet
- Amateur Weather Forecaster Sheet
- Computation of Wet Bulb Sheet
- Forecasting Sheet
- Weather2 Booklet
This three page activity sheet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities consists of questions and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes pictures and descriptions of many weather phenomenon's such as fog, blizzard, clouds, and snow.
- NOAA Heritage Booklet
This twelve page booklet provides educational information for the earth science. There are no activities in this booklet. Information provided consists of the history of weather record keeping.
- A Career in Meteorology Sheet
- Nature Scorekeepers Activity Sheet
This three page activity sheet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities consists of questions and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes a seven comprehensive weather questions and answers.
- The Mythology of Meteorology Sheet
- Weather Proverbs Sheet
This five page activity sheet provides educational information for the earth science classroom. The list of activities consists of questions and can be completed in one classroom period. Information provided includes classic weather sayings that are not always true in every situation.
- Severe Weather Events Brochure
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- Billion Dollar Weather Disasters
- Weather vs. Climate...What's the difference?
- Conversion Charts
- White Christmas
- Groundhog Day
- Historical Significant Events Imagery
- Inauguration Weather
- Surface Observations
- History of Satellites
- History of Radars
- National Mosaic Images
- History of Paleoclimatology
- Climate Timeline
- Types of Proxy Data
- Heating and Cooling Degree Days
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- Paleoclimatology Education & Outreach
An overview of Educational and Outreach materials including a summary of what
paleoclimatology is, what studying the climate is important, how it is studied, what we
learn from it, and the types of natural recorders that can be used to study past climate
variability.
- Paleoclimatology Slides
A series of slide sets providing background on a variety of paleoclimatology subjects,
including Ice Ages, Tree Rings, Ice Cores, Coral Reefs and much more which can be viewed
online or ordered as 35 mm slides.
- Paleo Perspectives
In-depth essays examining Global Warming and Northern American Drought, including a look
at the paleoclimate data used to reconstruct past climate events.
- Coral Paleoclimatology
What can corals tell us about climate?
The site is designed to inform scientific and general audiences about some of the
important questions of modern climate variability and the uses of corals to understand
past climate.
- Climate Timeline Information Tool
Selected by the National Science Teachers Association SciLinks program for excellence in
science education, the Climate Timeline provides an overview of climate processes and
events using a "powers of ten" approach to time, allowing users to examine how weather
and climate vary over varying timescales, learn about related scientific research, and
access data and other resources.
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