Teaching & Learning

Teaching and Learning

Links to Useful Information

http://globe.gov/ - measurements of aerosols, temperature, etc ... are gathered around the world by primary and secondary students with the help of their teachers and put online.

http://cleanet.org/ - supplies information and activities on climate and energy for teachers and students, the activities are offered for multiple age levels which range from middle school to college.

http://www.iceeonline.org/ - also offers teaching materials centered around climate education.

http://geocommons.com/ - an interesting website where you can easily make your own maps, there are samples on the website to give you an idea of its capability.

http://phet.colorado.edu/ - a website which offers great scientific simulations (graphing, springs, friction, etc ...)

Demonstrations & Teaching Aids

These demonstrations were designed by Prof. John Hart at the University of Colorado. Construction of the experiments and filming of the clips on this website were carried out by Scott Kittelman and John Hart. Some of the equipment used in the demonstrations was obtained from previously-completed externally funded research projects. We are grateful to the National Science Foundation, Physical Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Programs, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Microgravity Sciences Program, for support of this effort.

Many demonstration write ups include movie clips, some of which are in two versions: a relatively short QuickTime movie with a small area on the screen, and a QuickTime "Big Screen" version that is much larger on the screen (typically 720 x 480 pixels) and takes much longer to download. The file size for "Big Screens" is 3 - 20 Megabytes, while the regular movies are generally less than a Megabyte. The Big Screen version is provided for possible stand-alone use by itself as a class video.

Make sure you have the latest Quick Time Movie Player.

1. "Adiabatic" Expansion

2. Atmospheric Electricity

3. Atmospheric Optics (1/r²)

4. Atmospheric Optics (Explore Orientation of Falling Ice Crystals)

5. Baroclinic Waves

6. Neutral Buoyancy

7. Buoyancy (Lava Lamp)

8. Chaos I

9. Chaos II

10. Cloud Chamber

11. Coriolos Effect (Air Hockey)