Auditioning Now

Your weather report should include current temperature, cloud cover and precipitation conditions around the country, as well as a discussion of regions of high and low air pressure and major fronts, and an explanation of how these relate to the weather.

Subject: Science
Topics: Earth and Environmental Sciences (Meteorology)
Grades: 5 - 10
Concepts:
- Precipitation
- Front
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can describe current weather conditions (temperature, precipitation, barometer reading, fronts, wind speed and direction, cloud cover).
- Can make short term predictions of weather based on an understanding of "fronts."
- Can read a weather map.

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Understanding HurricanesUnderstanding Hurricanes:

Scientist Kevin Petty, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, studies hurricanes. He is helping to improve hurricane forecasts and warnings by learning how to better predict the intensity and duration of hurricanes.
Running time 2:43 minutes.

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