Air is a mixture of naturally occurring gases and human-made air pollutants. Learn more about these gases and the role they play in our atmosphere.
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The adapted GLOBE Weather activities are the result of training and collaboration during the GLOBE Weather Pathways for Students with Disabilities project. Developed by educators as part of the project, these lessons allow students with physical disabilities to more fully engage with the GLOBE Weather curriculum.
Laura Pan describes herself as an "accidental" scientist. She never intentionally set out to pursue a science career. Rather, she began with an interest in theoretical physics and found herself drawn along as adventures unfolded, first in remote sensing and more recently in high-altitude research flights.
Students create and investigate a physical model to explore how the resolution of a mathematical model impacts model results.
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Additional GLOBE Weather Resources
After years of drought, California got so much precipitation in 2017 that about half the state was free from drought. How much precipitation was needed to stop the drought? The amount was different from place to place.
Analyze and evaluate the credibility of online information related to weather and climate change.
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Students will observe two scale models of Earth's atmosphere and the layers of the atmosphere to gain an appreciation for the size of the atmosphere compared to the planet Earth.
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The Changing Nitrogen Cycle
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