Climate and Meteorology Experiments

Description

Climate and Meteorology Experiments includes 11 experiments with interactive investigations that challenge students to use data-collection technology to explore weather, climate, and other important weather-related topics.

ORDER CODE: HSB-CM-E

What’s Included

• Instructions for data collection with Vernier Graphical Analysis™
• Essential instructor information including teaching tips, suggested answers, and sample data and graphs
• Word-processing files of the student experiments, so you can edit the files to match your teaching preferences

A generous site license—buy one e-book and duplicate the experiments for your class

Table of Contents

1. Modeling Solar Insolation
2. What Causes Land and Sea Breezes?
3. Investigating Albedo
4. Exploring the Greenhouse Effect
5. Effect of Air Temperature on Humidity
6. What is Dew Point?
7. Measuring Wind Chill
8. Changes in Barometric Pressure
9. Formation of Clouds
10. Measuring Wind Direction
11. Studying Microclimates: Urban Heat Islands