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Alaska Native PilotsIn this video adapted from Storyknife Productions, Alaska Native pilots share how they use traditional knowledge to read the landscape and predict the weather. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Antarctica's Dry Valleys In this video segment produced by ThinkTV with the Byrd Polar Research Center, a young scientist describes her journey to the remote Dry Valleys of Antarctica and her search for life under some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Antarctica: A Challenging Work DayWhat happens when the ground under your feet is ice and it's moving? This video segment adapted from NOVA features some of the dangers faced by scientists conducting research in Antarctica. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Antarctica: Sea IceThis video segment adapted from NOVA uses microwave images to reveal how sea ice doubles the size of Antarctica each winter. Rare footage shows how sea ice crushed the famous ship Endurance in 1914. Accessibility features: Caption |
K-12 |
Video |
Avalanche TownThe impact of natural disasters is made vivid in this video segment adapted from NOVA. A small town in Iceland, prepared for recurrent avalanches, is devastated when one takes a new and damaging path. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Chasing TornadoesIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists are on the hunt for tornadoes. Using Doppler radar, they gather data in the hopes of solving the mystery of how tornadoes form. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate ChangeThis video segment adapted from NOVA explains the difference between weather and climate and features groundbreaking analysis revealing that Earth's climate has changed much faster than previously believed. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Climate ModelsIn this video by ThinkTV, explore the many uses of climate models and see a visualization of a global climate model. Models are tools scientists use to see patterns and trends. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Convective Cloud SystemsThis video segment adapted from the Atmospheric Radiation Program explains the differences in the formation of tropical convective cloud systems over islands and over the ocean. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica Learn about the different features of snow and ice in Antarctica using satellite imagery in this video segment adapted from NASA.
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6-12 |
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Earth System: Drought and Air QualityThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center discusses how a drought can have negative effects locally, for example by increasing the number of forest fires, and also globally, for example by impacting air quality thousands of miles away. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
Video |
Earth System: El Niño's Influence on Hurricane FormationThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how hurricanes develop and why there are fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean in strong El Niño years. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Extreme Temperatures on the MoonIn this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA, astronaut John Young experiences extreme temperatures on the Moon that are a result of the Moon's low gravity and lack of atmosphere. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Global Warming Threatens CaribouThis video segment adapted from Arctic Mission presents the challenges faced by caribou herds unable to adapt to a warming climate. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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The Great Flood of 1993In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a meteorologist explains how an unusual weather pattern led to one of the most devastating floods of this century. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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How Do Avalanches Form?In this video segment adapted from NOVA, dramatic footage of avalanches and animations of ice crystals illustrate how a layer of weakly-bonded snow can contribute to a devastating avalanche. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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How Do Tornadoes Form?In this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists use computer simulations to explore the question of how supercell thunderstorms produce tornadoes. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Hurricanes: New Orleans Under ThreatThis video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW exposes how decades of development and geography combined to make the potential damage from a hurricane uniquely devastating in New Orleans, Louisiana. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Hurricanes: New Tools for PredictingThis video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW features new advances in predicting the intensity of hurricanes. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Kid MeteorologistZOOM guest Amy wants to be a meteorlogist and volunteers
at a weather observatory. In this adapted video segment, she shows
us instruments used to predict the weather and describes how air
pressure affects weather patterns.
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K-8 |
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