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  <h2>Weather and Climate for Educators<br />
  2014 Professional Development Series for Teachers</h2>

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Weather, climate, and climate change are important topics in today's society.
Many science educators are expected to teach these subjects even with no formal
training in these areas. Our Weather and Climate for Teachers course, sponsored
by CMMAP and the
<a href="http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu" target="_blank">
Little Shop of Physics</a>.
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The intent of these courses was to provide college-level content on the physics
of the atmosphere, weather, climate, climate change, and climate modeling as
well as demonstrate activities for use in the classroom. The courses were taught
using the method of the Five E's, each describing a phase of learning (engage,
explore, explain, extend, and evaluate).<p></p>

Participants  received one graduate course credit at CSU and a box of science
tools to use in their classrooms.  More importantly, participants left the
courses with the confidence and knowledge to teach their students about weather,
climate, and climate change.
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In 2014 we offered three courses in our professional development series:
<ul>
<li> The Science of Weather and Climate</li>
<li> Weather and Climate Across the Globe</li>
<li> Climate Change: Past and Future</li></ul><p></p>

<b><font color="#dd6600">The Science of Weather and Climate</font></b><br />
This 3 day course was intended for elementary/middle school teachers and was
held on the CSU main campus at the home of Little Shop of Physics July 9-11.
Participants learned about the scientific principles that underly our planet's
weather and climate.<br />
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<a href="Course1Outline.pdf">Course Outline</a> |
<a href="https://scied.ucar.edu/events/cmmap-summer-courses-2014" target="_blank"> Virtual Labs</a> |
<a href="Course1SupplyList2014.pdf"> Supply List</a> |
<a href="course1CMMAPphotos/"> CMMAP Photos</a> |
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lsop/sets/72157645600224701/" target="_blank"> LSOP Photos</a><p></p>
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<b>Resources</b><ul>
<li> <a href="Assignment2014.pdf">Assignment</a></li>
<li> Cubes<ul>
  <li> <a href="AirWaterClouds.pdf">Air Water Clouds</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Cube-classic.jpg">Cube Classic</a></li>
  <li> <a href="EMRadiation.pdf">EM Radiation</a></li>
  <li> <a href="OppositeOfTime.pdf">Opposite of Time</a></li></ul></li>
<li> Media<ul>
  <li> <a href="BigBalloonPop.MOV">Big Balloon Pop</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Buoyancy.mp4">Buoyancy</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CrushIt.mov">Crush It</a></li>
  <li> <a href="GreenhouseEffect.mp4">Greenhouse Effect</a></li>
  <li> <a href="LookingThroughYou.mov">I'm Looking Through You</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MassOfAir.mp4">Mass of Air</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Microburst.mp4">Microburst</a></li>
  <li> <a href="virtual_ballooning_july_2014.pptx">Virtual Ballooning</a></li>
  </ul></li>
<li> Wednesday<ul>
  <li> <a href="BeyondTheRainbow.pdf">Beyond the Rainbow</a></li>
  <li> <a href="ConservationOfEnergy.pdf">Conservation of Energy</a></li>
  <li> <a href="DifferenceBetweenRedAndBlueLight.pdf">Difference Between
    Red and Blue Light</a></li>
  <li> <a href="EMSpectrumReference.pdf">EM Spectrum Reference</a></li>
  <li> <a href="EnergyToys.pdf">Energy Toys</a></li>
  <li> <a href="FeelTheHeat.pdf">Feel the Heat</a></li>
  <li> <a href="HowEfficientIsYourBody.pdf">How Efficient is Your Body</a></li>
  <li> <a href="RainbowGlasses.pdf">Rainbow Glasses</a></li>
  <li> <a href="SeeBeyondTheRainbow.pdf">Beyond the Rainbow</a></li>
  <li> <a href="SunburnOnMars.pdf">Sunburn on Mars</a></li>
  <li> <a href="AlaskanSummer.pdf">Alaskan Summer</a></li>
  <li> <a href="ColderOnClearThanCloudy.pdf">Colder on Clear than Cloudy
    Nights</a></li>
  <li> <a href="EarthCoolsByRadiation.pdf">Earth Cools by Radiation</a></li>
  <li> <a href="GreenhouseEffect.pdf">Greenhouse Effect</a></li>
  <li> <a href="HowDoesTheAtmosphereKeepTheEarthWarm2.pdf">How Does the
    Atmosphere Keep the Earth Warm</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TheLongAndShortOfIt.pdf">The Long and Short of It</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TropicalInTropicsrewrittenforgrasshoppers.pdf">Tropical in
    Tropics Written for Grasshoppers</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhatIsAModel-cups-and-increase-CO2-version.pdf">What is a
    Model</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyGasIsGreenhouseGas.pdf">Why Gas is a Greenhouse Gas</a></li>
  </ul></li>
<li> Thursday<ul>
  <li> <a href="CloudsFormInAfternoon.pdf">Clouds Form in the Afternoon</a></li>
  <li> <a href="DoesAirWeighAnything.pdf">Does Air Weigh Anything</a></li>
  <li> <a href="GravityPushesThingsUp.pdf">Gravity Pushes Things Up</a></li>
  <li> <a href="HotAirRisesWhyColdInMountains.pdf">If Hot Air Rises, Why is it
    Cold in the Mountains</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MarshmallowMashers.pdf">Marshmallow Mashers</a></li>
  <li> <a href="PeepPoofer.pdf">Peep Poofer</a></li>
  <li> <a href="SmallTetrahedralSolarHotAiralloon.pdf">Small Tetrahedral Solar
    Hot Air Balloon</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhatCausesPressure.pdf">What Causes Pressure</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyDoCloudsFormInAfternoon.pdf">Why do Clouds Form in the
    Afternoon, V2</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TemperatureProfiles.zip">Temperature Profiles zip file</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CitiesAffectWeather.pdf">Cities Affect Weather</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CloudsInBeer.pdf">Clouds in a Glass of Beer</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CloudsKeepAirWarmer.pdf">Clouds Keep Air Warmer</a></li>
  <li> <a href="DoPlantsSweat.pdf">Do Plants Sweat</a></li>
  <li> <a href="DoubleBoilerDemo.pdf">Double Boiler Demo</a></li>
  <li> <a href="FreezingWarmer.pdf">Freezing Makes Things Warmer</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyCloudsWhite.pdf">Why are Clouds White</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyDoesWarmAirHoldMoreWater.pdf">Why Does Warm Air Hold More
    Water</a></li></ul></li>
<li> Friday<ul>
  <li> <a href="CircularMotionActivities.pdf">Circular Motion Activities</a></li>
  <li> <a href="HurricanesGoCounterclockwise.pdf">Hurricanes Go
    Counterclockwise</a></li>
  <li> <a href="SpinTank.pdf">Spin Tank</a></li>
  <li> <a href="StormsFormAlongFronts.pdf">Storms Form Along Fronts</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TropicalInTropics.pdf">Tropical in the Tropics</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyDoesntTheWindBlowFromHighToLowPressure.pdf">Why Doesn't the
    Wind Blow from High to Low Pressure</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WeatherClimate.pdf">Weather vs Climate</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CalculatorChaos.pdf">Calculator Chaos</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhatIsAModel-cups-and-increase-CO2-version.pdf">What is a
    Model</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Wedges.zip">Wedges zip file</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WedgesPersonalAdultVersion.pdf">Wedges Personal Adult
    Version</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WedgesPersonalHighSchoolEdition.pdf">Wedges Personal High
    School Edition</a></li></ul></li>
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<b><font color="#dd6600">Weather and Climate Across the Globe</font></b><br />
Intended for middle/high school teachers, our second 3 day course was held at
CMMAP on the CSU Foothills Campus July 14-16. This was an in depth course on
weather and climate. It aided educators of earth systems science who were
looking to extend and solidify their knowledge of weather and climate concepts.
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<a href="Course2Outline.pdf">Course Outline</a> |
<a href="course2CMMAPphotos/"> CMMAP Photos</a><p></p>
<b>Resources</b><ul>
<li> Media<ul>
  <li> <a href="BigBalloonPop.MOV">Big Balloon Pop</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Buoyancy.mp4">Buoyancy</a></li>
  <li> <a href="CrushIt.mov">Crush It</a></li>
  <li> <a href="GreenhouseEffect.mp4">Greenhouse Effect</a></li>
  <li> <a href="LookingThroughYou.mov">I'm Looking Through You</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MassOfAir.mp4">Mass of Air</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Microburst.mp4">Microburst</a></li>
  <li> <a href="virtual_ballooning_july_2014.pptx">Virtual Ballooning</a></li>
  </ul></li>
<li> Extra Little Shop of Physics Activities<ul>
  <li> <a href="FeedbackPoker.pdf">Feedback Poker</a></li>
  <li> <a href="HowDoesHumidityAffectCooling.pdf">How Does Humidity Affect
    Cooling</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WeatherClimate.pdf">Weather vs Climate</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhyGasIsGreenhouseGas.pdf">Why Gas is a Greenhouse Gas</a></li>
  </ul></li>
<li> Monday<ul>
  <li> <a href="RainbowGlasses.pdf">Rainbow Glasses</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayAM_Explain_Radiation-ho.pdf">Radiation</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayAM_Explain_Satellites-ho.pdf">Satellites</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayAM_Explain-Greenhouse-ho.pdf">Greenhouse Effect</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayAM_Explain-Seasons_Days-ho.pdf">Seasons and Days</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WhatIsAModel-cups-and-increase-CO2-version.pdf">What is a
    Model</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayPM_Explain_Basic_Climate_Change-ho.pdf">Basic Climate
    Change</a></li>
  <li> <a href="MondayPM_Explain_WaterVapor-ho.pdf">Water Vapor</a></li></ul>
    </li>
<li> Tuesday<ul>
  <li> <a href="HotAirRisesWhyColdInMountains.pdf">If Hot Air Rises, Why is it
    Cold in the Mountains</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayAM_Explain_Clouds-ho.pdf">Clouds</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayAM_Explain-1_T-p-ho.pdf">Temperature, Pressure,
    Stability</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayAM_Explain-Thunderstorms-ho.pdf">Thunderstorms</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayPMIceCream.pdf">Ice Cream in 2 Minutes</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayPM_Explain_Winds-ho.pdf">Winds</a></li>
  <li> <a href="TuesdayPM_Explain-Hurricanes-ho.pdf">Hurricanes</a></li></ul>
    </li>
<li> Wednesday<ul>
  <li> <a href="StormsFormAlongFronts.pdf">Storms Form Along Fronts</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayAM_Explain_GeneralCirculation-ho.pdf">General
    Circulation</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayAM_Explain_GenCircHistory-ho.pdf">General Circulation
    History</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayAM_Explain_polar_vortex-ho.pdf">Polar Vortex</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayAM_Explain-ElNino-ho.pdf">El Nino</a></li>
  <li> <a href="Wedges.zip">Wedges zip file</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayPredict.pdf">If You Can't Predict the Weather, How Can
    You Predict the Climate</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayPM_Explain_Climate_Change-ho.pdf">Climate Change</a></li>
  <li> <a href="WednesdayPM_Explain_Ozone_Hole-ho.pdf">Ozone Hole</a></li></ul>
    </li>
</ul>
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<b><font color="#dd6600">Climate Change: Past and Future</font></b><br />
Climate has changed both slowly and suddenly over and over through geologic
time.  This two-day course held at CMMAP on the CSU Foothills Campus July 17-18
studied these changes in depth and was intended for middle and high school
teachers of earth systems science who were looking to
extend and solidify their knowledge of climate and climate change.<br />
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<a href="Course3Outline.pdf">Course Outline</a> |
<a href="course3CMMAPphotos/"> CMMAP Photos</a> |
<a href="http://climatepastfuture.atmos.colostate.edu" target="_blank">
Other Course 3 Materials</a>
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