Comments on: Sunrise, Sunset: Learning About Seasons http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/ This blog is focused on helping elementary teachers become more knowledgeable about the polar regions and providing best practices on how to integrate polar concepts into their teaching. Ideas for connecting science and literacy through literature and writing, exemplary science activities, incredible pictures, tales of adventure, and stories of indigenous people and amazing animals will be part of each posting. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: carollandis http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-909 carollandis Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:08:22 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-909 The National Climatic Data Center offers a nice clickable map of weather extremes: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html Teachers can also download files of local climate data for free. This information would be useful for teachers who want to insert real data into lessons or activities they develop. Choose the state, and then the local/regional area. If you want to compare the months (seasons), request the annual summary for a year (following the 12th monthly report for that year). It opens as an 8-page document. The first page has three plotted graphs (max and min temperatures, daily precipitation, and daily station pressure). The seventh page has a narrative/text description of the climate factors for that location. You can save the entire file, or print selected pages. http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/LCDPubs?action=getstate The National Climatic Data Center offers a nice clickable map of weather extremes:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html

Teachers can also download files of local climate data for free. This information would be useful for teachers who want to insert real data into lessons or activities they develop. Choose the state, and then the local/regional area. If you want to compare the months (seasons), request the annual summary for a year (following the 12th monthly report for that year). It opens as an 8-page document. The first page has three plotted graphs (max and min temperatures, daily precipitation, and daily station pressure). The seventh page has a narrative/text description of the climate factors for that location. You can save the entire file, or print selected pages.

http://www7.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/LCDPubs?action=getstate

]]> By: Sara Harris http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-904 Sara Harris Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:53:48 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-904 Great information and books. I will use some of them when I teach a weather /season unit in second grade. I also have the students choose a tree the first day of school (Aug) and we draw it and make observations such as the temperature, shadow of the tree, time of day etc. We revisit the same tree in the fall, winter, and spring. Great information and books. I will use some of them when I teach a weather /season unit in second grade. I also have the students choose a tree the first day of school (Aug) and we draw it and make observations such as the temperature, shadow of the tree, time of day etc. We revisit the same tree in the fall, winter, and spring.

]]> By: Tyson Brown http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-854 Tyson Brown Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:39:30 +0000 http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/polar/2007/11/13/sunrise-sunset-learning-about-seasons/#comment-854 NSTA also features a set of daytime astronomy lessons called <a href="http://www.nsta.org/publications/interactive/aws-din/aws.aspx" rel="nofollow"> Astronomy with a Stick,</a> which explore the reasons for the seasons using graphing and modeling activities. The "Stick" in the title refers to a gnomon, which casts a shadow that students use to measure solar noon and create a compass rose to determine true north. NSTA also features a set of daytime astronomy lessons called Astronomy with a Stick, which explore the reasons for the seasons using graphing and modeling activities. The “Stick” in the title refers to a gnomon, which casts a shadow that students use to measure solar noon and create a compass rose to determine true north.

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