Resources for Factors that Affect Climate
Elevation:
1. Topographic Map of Colorado with interactive temps at given elevation
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1706/es1706page03.cfm
Mountain Barriers:
1. Mountains Affect Climate (5.29 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuvy4nLtWk4
2. Demonstration that shows that warm water rises/cold water sinks (2.47 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN7E6FCuMbY
3. Sierra Nevada Mountains in California (Simulation of temperatures on Windward/Leeward sides of the
mountains.
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es1706/es1706page05.cfm
Air Pressure Affecting Climate
Fronts – video clips:
1. Weather front in a jar Demonstration (1.58 minutes)
https://youtu.be/9U0W3-pruuY
2. Demonstration of how air in a front reacts (2.10 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naarbGHoAGU
3. Met Office (Brittish guy)“Weather Bytes” (5.28 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Ewqm0YHUI
4. The Science Guy (3.49 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsD6zkBMmck
5. Snow Day (3.12 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkK4_F0VKhM
6. Weather front in a jar Demonstration (1.58 minutes)
https://youtu.be/9U0W3-pruuY
Animation/Simulations of fronts:
1. Pierson Animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSWC5hYI0U
2. Another animation
https://youtu.be/huKYKykjcm0
Websites with front info in print:
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0128-cold-fronts.php
http://www.livescience.com/39004-weather-fronts-definition-facts.html
Wind Currents Affecting Climate
Local Winds: Sea and Land Breeze Animation (1) and explanation (2)
1. http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1903/es1903page01.cfm
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM0d3fGew-0
Local and Global Winds Website
http://www.eschooltoday.com/winds/types-of-winds.html
Coriolis Effect:
1. MIT silent video – spinning apparatus (3.01 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt_XJp77-mk
2. Explanation of the Coriolis Effect (2.11 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcPs_OdQOYU
3. Coriolis Effect – another source (3.05mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2mec3vgeaI
4. Observe an animation of the Coriolis Effect over Earth's surface.
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1904/es1904page01.cfm?chapter_no=19
Jet Stream:
1. Met Life: Jet Stream and How It Works (2 mins)
https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KIo9V6611WuiwASpMsnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByZ2N0
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2. Wind Patterns (scroll down on the website to find the video) (2.42 min)
http://www.ck12.org/earth-science/Global-Wind-Belts/lesson/Global-Wind-Belts-Basic/
3. Website (scroll down to see the flash animation of a fast moving jet stream (small ups and downs) and
a slow moving jet stream (big ups and downs)
http://skepticalscience.com/jetstream-guide.html
Ocean Currents:
1. https://youtu.be/YCavNyGLBhE (2.26)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_Ga0JYFNg (1.09 min)
Review of All Currents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fcXL61NZS0 (5.06 min)