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Visitors to this site can read a discussion about the weather in Antarctica, including why it is so cold, how weather observations are conducted there, and what role the continent plays in the global weather system. Links to related topics, a wind chill calculator, and a Fahrenheit-Celsius-Kelvin temperature converter are also provided.
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Climate, Clouds, Earth and space science, Education, Geoscience, Interpreting data, Observing, Physics, Pressure, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific habits of mind, Storms, Temperature, Weather, Wind |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | General Public, Learner |
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| Resource type | Dataset, Reference Material |
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| Resource format | image, image/jpeg, text, text/html |
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| Rights | Antarctic connection.com
Copyright 1998-2009 The Antarctic Connection |
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| Title | NSDL Science Refreshers |
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| Link | http://nsdl.org/refreshers/science/ |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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Content contained within the resource
Antarctic Weather
