Science Class
May 2002
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CLIMATE and WEATHERDo you live in a warm climate or a cold one? Wet or dry? And what was the weather like outside today? Was it consistent with your climate or a deviation? As scientists are quick to point out, climate and weather are in fact two different things. While weather describes whatever is happening outdoors in a given place at a given time, climate refers to the long-term average of a region’s weather events (i.e., it’s a measure of the typical weather found at a place). Of course, climate and weather are very closely related, and it is common to study them together. As such, this month’s issue of Science Class addresses some key climate- and weather-related questions that you can explore with your students. These questions include:
Thank you for your positive response to last month’s issue of Science Class. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as you are (no doubt) enjoying the long-awaited warmth of springtime!Climate and Weather in the NewsArticle summaries provided by the NSTA Web News Department (http://www.nsta.org/mainnews). Virtually all scientists agree that Earth, as a whole, is gradually warming. But what factors (natural vs. manmade) are contributing to rising temperatures, and what has the impact been on the world’s ecosystems? Two recent news stories explore the causes and effects of global warming. A third asks: What should policymakers do about it? Read the latest news stories:http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04/news_stories.htm. Climate and Weather on the NetSciLinks is an interactive, Web-based service that connects your lesson and/or course materials (textbooks, supplemental titles, and journal articles) with online content chosen just for your selected topics. Members can search by keyword or phrase and receive a list of teacher-approved Internet resources. Elementary: What is Weather? http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=1174191044 Intermediate: Severe Weather http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=74635647339910$ High School: Global Warming and Global Climate Change http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=8181227710 Climate and Weather-Related NSTA Journal ArticlesThe following journal articles are sorted by grade level to provide you with ideas for classroom lessons and activities related to climate and weather. Elementary: http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04/elementary.htm Intermediate: http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04/intermediate.htm High School: http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04/high_school.htm Books on Climate and WeatherCheck out these titles from NSTA Press: http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04/books.htm Professional DevelopmentWhy develop a professional
development plan? Without explicit goals, it is hard to get results.
Goals represent what people commit themselves to do. Treating
your learning in a hit-or-miss way is akin to walking into your
classroom with no idea about what you want to do and what you
want to accomplish. Click here to read more: http://enc.org/professional/guide/started/plan/document.shtm?input=BYD-002630-index HighlightsDevelop your career by serving on the NSTA Board of Directors or Council. http://www.nsta.org/main/pdfs/150.pdf Apply for NSTA Outstanding Teacher awards http://www.nsta.org/awardscomp NSTA Honors Science
Educators for Outstanding Achievement http://www.nsta.org/pressroom&news_story_ID=46925 Send NSTA Your Great Elementary Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan http://www.nsta.org/main/news/stories/nsta_story.php?news_story_ID=46901 NSTA Adds California to "Building a Presence"
Program http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=30nsta.h21 NSTA Institute Welcomes New Partner: http://www.nsta.org/main/news/stories/nsta_story.php?news_story_ID=46860 Apply today to The NEA Foundation for your grant! NSTA Member PollHow do you intend to use NSTA's Science Class newsletter? http://www.nsta.org/main/forum/showthread.php?threadid=307 Next Month’s ThemeGenetics If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to: http://www.nsta.org/.For another dynamic source of classroom science information, subscribe to Science Monthly, an e-mail newsletter produced by the Learning Network, Inc. in partnership with NSTA. To subscribe, visit http://www.teachervision.com/tv/lounge/newsletter/science-signup.html. If you have a text-only browser or are having any difficulties with our links, please visit http://ecommerce.nsta.org/enewsletter/2002-04\member.htm THE FINE PRINTThis E-Newsletter is brought to you by the
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