Experiences in Inquiry – STORM Project Resources for the Elementary Classroom
Professor Alan Czarnetzki
STORM Project STORM’s Level 1 Classroom Activities: Activities Images
STORM’s Level 2 Classroom Activities: Activities Images
Resources for Surface Weather Observations
Basic Weather Map Symbols Cooperative Stations gives you access to daily local reports
Flashlight Activity – How to Build It Source
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Forecasting Exercise
Climatology: Waterloo Mason City Des Moines Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Dubuque Burlington Sioux City
Madison (WI) Milwaukee (WI) Sioux Falls (SD) Minneapolis (MN) St. Louis (MO) Columbia (MO)
Jefferson City (MO) Quincy (IL) Moline (IL)
Persistence: Hourly Reports - Iowa in table format; from within the map, click on station of interest
Other States (select graphical option after state name)
Hourly Reports in plain language (reports contain 6-hourly highs and lows at appropriate times)
National Weather Service Forecasts
Des Moines Office of the National Weather Service Davenport Office of the National Weather Service
La Crosse Office of the National Weather
Service
National Weather Service
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Miscellaneous
Professional Societies in Meteorology
The American Meteorological Society
The National Weather Association Central Iowa Chapter