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.
Resource Type: Activities
Students use a simple model to explore how roof colors can impact the temperature of an urban area.
Resource Type: Activities
In this activity, students will build a model to simulate parts of the water cycle. They will be able to recognize and explain the essential elements of the water cycle.
Resource Type: Activities
As Earth’s population increases, human impacts on all the parts of the Earth system also increase. What are these impacts to air, water, land, and life, and why do we refer to our present time as the Anthropocene?
Resource Type: Information
See how Earth's temperature would change if the Sun's brightness increased or dimmed or if Earth's albedo was different.
Resource Type: Information, Simulations
As you hike the trail, learn about a variety of weather and climate features and how they affect Colorado's Front Range.
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Mount Tambora and the Year Without a Summer
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Touch a cloud, learn how wind can change the landscape, and discover more about weather on Earth.