When it’s freezing outside, it can be icy too. People walking down the street find their feet sliding in directions that they didn’t intend. A few unlucky ones slip and fall. But have you ever wondered why we slip?
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Explore STEAM education resources such as stories, online galleries, and activities to bridge art and science in your classroom.
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A collection of learning resources from UCAR to support remote learning and families learning at home about weather, air quality, space weather, and other Earth science topics.
Students make a model of glacier motion and then design an experiment to figure out what affects the speed of a glacier.
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Yolanda’s a palm tree, so she has a lot of time to study the clouds in the sky above her. Read her answers to questions about clouds.
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While global average temperature has risen 1°C (1.8°F) above the 1950-1980 average, our planet's polar regions are experiencing warming at a faster rate than other places.
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The American Southwest is becoming more prone to drought as Earth warms. How will the drier conditions affect mountain lions, the biggest cats in North America?
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In this activity, students identify the location of an atmospheric river over the Pacific (also called the Pineapple Express) by analyzing water vapor data collected by COSMIC satellites.
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Students use a simple model to explore how roof colors can impact the temperature of an urban area.
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