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Subtopic: The Atmosphere

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
Cloud Types This interactive resource, adapted from NASA's S'COOL Project Tutorial, explains how you can classify and identify various types of clouds.	3-12	Flash Interactive
Convective Cloud Systems This 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.	3-8	QuickTime Video
Earth System: Drought and Air Quality This 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.	3-12	QuickTime Video
A Five-Day View of the Jet Stream This animation from NOVA Online lets you examine a five-day view of the jet stream.	6-12	GIF Image
Giving Rise to the Jet Stream This interactive activity from NOVA Online uses animation and graphics to offer a detailed explanation of the jet stream. A thorough account is given of the role played by the Sun's heat and Earth's shape and rotation, among other factors.	6-12	Flash Interactive
Kid Meteorologist ZOOM 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.	K-8	QuickTime Video
Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere This interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain describes the changes in temperature, pressure, and gaseous composition of the atmosphere as the altitude increases.	6-12	Flash Interactive