Extreme Weather

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Extreme Weather on Earth and Other Planets
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National Geographic Education
Extreme Weather on Earth and Other Planets
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National Geographic Education has created this
interactive module to study extreme weather
patterns, both on earth and on other planets. It
is divided into five activities covering 180
minutes. Topics cover, 1) Extreme Weather on Our
Planet, 2) Extreme Weather on Other Planets, 3)
Measuring Weather with Tools, 4) Discover Space
Probes, and 5) Design Your Own Space Probe. This
module meets ISTE NETS-S Standard 1c Creativity
and Innovation - Use models and simulations to
explore complex systems and issues.
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Our Solar System
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Discover Space Probes

• Activity 4
• Students watch a video about space probes and
  discuss the function of space probes. They use a
  photo gallery to compare and contrast different
  structures and equipment of probes, and make
  connections between the different structures and
  purposes of space probes. Then students use an
  interactive diagram of the Cassini space probe to
  imagine what instruments they might include on a
  probe of their own design.
• http//education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
  lesson/extreme-weather-earth-other-planets/?ar_a1

Image acquired at http//www.aerospaceguide.net/s
pacecraft/newhorizons.html
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Extreme Weather on Our Planet

• Activity 1
• Students use prior knowledge, a photo gallery,
  and a video to discuss what they already know
  about extreme weather on Earth and brainstorm a
  list of weather-related words. Then they organize
  the information they learned about weather events
  and conditions present for each type of weather
  event, and compare and contrast weather events
  and conditions.

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phic.com/education/lesson/extreme-weather-earth-ot
her-planets/?ar_a1
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Extreme Weather on Other Planets

• Activity 2
• Students compare ways of investigating weather on
  Earth and on other planets in our solar system.
  They use a video to discuss which different types
  of weather information might help us understand
  what the environments are like on each planet.
  Then students compare and contrast weather
  conditions for planets in our solar system.

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phic.com/education/lesson/extreme-weather-earth-ot
her-planets/?ar_a1
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Measuring Weather With Tools

• Activity 3
• Students use prior knowledge to brainstorm
  instruments scientists use to measure weather.
  They use a photo gallery to identify what weather
  conditions each instrument measures. Then
  students play a game to match illustrations of
  instruments that measure weather with
  descriptions of each instrument.

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phic.com/education/lesson/extreme-weather-earth-ot
her-planets/?ar_a1
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SOHO Space Probe

• The primary scientific aims of the Solar and
  Heliospheric Observatory mission (SOHO) are to
  investigate (1) the physical processes that form
  and heat the Suns Corona, maintain it and give
  rise to the expanding solar wind, and (2) the
  interior structure of the Sun. The spacecraft was
  launched aboard an Atlas 2-AS rocket on December
  12, 1995, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• http//www.solarviews.com/eng/soho.htm

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New Horizons Space Probe

• Cassini-Huygens space probe is on a mission to
  orbit Saturn.
• http//education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
  lesson/extreme-weather-earth-other-planets/?ar_a1
  

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Design Your Own Space Probe

• Activity 5
• Students imagine they are scientists or engineers
  designing a new space probe to explore our solar
  system. They choose a planet, review its weather
  factors, and use a rubric to gather information,
  make a plan, modify and/or test their plan, and
  create their design. Students conduct peer
  evaluation and revise, publish, and present their
  designs.

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NASA Mars Explorer

• The Mars Exploration Rovers are gathering data on
  Mars from the ground.
• http//education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
  lesson/extreme-weather-earth-other-planets/?ar_a1
  

Image acquired at http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma
rs_Exploration_Rover
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Storm Chasing

• SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
• Storm Chasing
• Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic
• This Month in Photo of the Day Nature and Weather
   Photos
• With a 1,600-pound camera he calls the Kahuna in
  tow, storm chaser Tim Samaras is on the hunt for
  an elusive shot of a lightning strike the moment
  it is born.
• See more pictures from the August 2012
  feature story "Chasing Lightning."

Image acquired at http//photography.nationalgeog
raphic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/storm-chas
ing-peter/
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Tornado, North Dakota

• SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
• Tornado, North Dakota
• Photograph by Mitch Dobrowner
• This Month in Photo of the Day Nature and Weather
   Photos
• Regan, North Dakota A dying tornado like this
  one is said to be in the "roping out" phase.
• See more pictures from the July 2012
  feature story "Epic Storms."

Image acquired at http//photography.nationalgeog
raphic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/tornado-no
rth-dakota-dobrowner/
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Martin R. Zschoche

• Student Project for EDUC 422
• California State University San Marcos (CSUSM)
• Department of Education
• February, 2013

Note Virtual museums were first introduced by
educators at Keith Valley Middle School in
Horsham, Pennsylvania. This template was designed
by Dr. Christy Keeler based on one of the sample
virtual museums provided by the Keith Valley
staff at ISTEs NECC 2005. Contact Dr. Keeler for
more information about virtual museums or visit
http//christykeeler.com/EducationalVirtualMuseums
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