Visit with a Meteorologist
Meteorologists have virtually visited SAS classrooms in the spring of 2020 and 2021. Our contact is Tim Brice at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association: tim.brice@noaa.gov. Please contact Mr. Brice to arrange for a meteorologist to visit with Grade 3 students. Educational outreach is part of the National Weather Service programming and they are happy to do this for our kids! They work 24 hours a day, so the time zone difference is not a problem!
National Geographic Education
Learners learn more about extreme weather events through these videos from the National Geographic Education Resource Library. Results include an interactive game perfect for grades three and up.
Almanacs
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2020 by Call Number: REF 032.02 NATPublication Date: 2019-05-07
- Introduction to Almanacs, by Miss Betty, Short Movie (Nov. 2020)What is an almanac? What kinds of information is inside them? Why would you want to use an almanac? Listen to Miss Betty introduce almanacs, then find out more for yourself in the PXES Library.
Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake Bentley by Call Number: 921 BENPublication Date: 2009-12-28
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Illustrated by Mary Azarian (Caldecott Winner) (Compressed Recording)Listen as Miss Betty reads text from "Snowflake Bentley." Pause the recording to look more carefully at the fact boxes on most pages.
- Snowflake Mysteries Unlocked by Photographer (CBS News Short Film)Wilson Bentley, known world-over as The Snowflake Man, was the first person ever to photograph microscopic images of snowflakes. Seth Doane visited the Jericho Vermont Historical Society where his extraordinary works of art are preserved.
Two Summers by John Heffernan
Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons
Hurricanes! (New Edition) by Call Number: 551.55 GIBPublication Date: 2019-01-15
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman (Caldecott Honor)
Hot Air by Call Number: 629.13 PRIPublication Date: 2005-07-01
Weather balloon being released by a meteorologist. It contains helium gas, allowing the balloon to rise many kilometres through the atmosphere. A sensor attached below the balloon (in protective styrofoam packaging, white) will measure ozone distribution up to and beyond the ozone layer at 20-30 kilometres altitude. Ozone at this level (formed by sunlight) absorbs dangerous types of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight. Chlorinated gases used by humans have decreased polar ozone levels, increasing exposure to this UV radiation at high latitudes. Photographed at the Finnish Meteorological Institute's Arctic Research Centre (FMI-ARC), Sodankyla, in Finnish Lapland. (from Brittanica's Image Quest database).
- DK FindOut! BalloonsWho made the first balloon? Who were the first passengers? What is the difference between a balloon and an airship? Find out here, with DK Find Out!
- National Weather Service: Just For KidsThe National Weather Service provides weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
Credits
Page created by Betty Turpin, MLIS, and edited by Ricky Cruz III, RL