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)    

                        Climate Data for the U.S.

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