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Convection currents

Students work together to show convection currents in the air. They construct a paper propeller that will be caused to spin as a result of the transfer of heat energy through the air.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

By Jillian Dube.

Magic water and convection

This lesson will give students a demonstration of how heat affects water particles.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

By JoAnne Pearson.

How do hurricanes form?

In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 2

Hurricanes begin when areas of low atmospheric pressure move off Africa and into the Atlantic, where they grow and intensify in the moisture-laden air above the warm tropical ocean. Air moves toward these atmospheric lows from all directions and curves to...

By Dirk Frankenberg.

Technological inspirations for Biltmore House

In A technological tour of the Biltmore Estate, page 2

Architect Richard Morris Hunt and George Vanderbilt first met in 1885, when Vanderbilt was just twenty-two years old. These first meetings between George Vanderbilt and Hunt to complete work in the Vanderbilt family mausoleum began an association that would...

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Web Weather for Kids: Hands-on activities for teaching atmospheric sciences

Weather activities for kids with games, stories, and instructions for creating all sorts of weather phenomenon within the classroom. There are activities and instructions for science projects and experiments related to weather, as well. A weather glossary... (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research UCAR