Description:
The Online Guides are a collection of multimedia instructional modules in meteorology and remote sensing, with curriculum projects and classroom activities. Topics are approached as integral components of a much larger system, learning about the planet on which we live.

Meteorology Modules include: Light and Optics, Clouds and Precipitation, Forces and Winds, Air Masses and Fronts, Severe Storms, El Niño, and others. Remote Sensing Modules are Radars & Satellites.

Organization:
Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Collaborative Visualization Project (CoVis)
Horizon Project
NCSA

URL:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/home.rxml

Contact:
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Illinois
105 S. Gregory Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-2046
Fax: (217) 244-4393
Email: dept@atmos.uiuc.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Post Secondary

Subject:
Atmosphere
Chemistry
Climate
Clouds
El Niño
Hurricanes
Mapping
Remote Sensing
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
Water Cycle
Water Resources
Weather

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00