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Winter Storms

Secondary, Elementary, Middle

Description

Major snowfalls are generally associated with winter storm systems that move across the country. The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate the relationship between the areas of heavy snowfall and the movement of the winter cyclone air masses.

Students will:

  • Analyze the snowfall pattern of a winter storm 
  • Track the path of a winter cyclone 
  • Determine the relationship between a major storm and corresponding hazardous weather it produces.

General Assessment

Recommendation of how and where to use it

This resource allows students to inquire about the effects of climate change or other aspects of weather by using historical weather data. The resource offers individual inquiry questions which the students may research independently.

Relevant Curriculum Units

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        • Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
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        • Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
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Themes Addressed

Air, Atmosphere & Climate (2)

  • Climate Change
  • Weather