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 cmxpBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMg-?p=jet+stream+video+for+kids&vid=a9532ff1f0469440fe206c89acdcae43&turl=http%3A%2F%2Ftse1 .mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.Vv7mkDxtJpnZ9bwqaferOQ%26pid%3D15.1%26h%3D220%26w %3D300%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dhu weohIh_Bw&tit=What+is+the+jet+stream+and+how+does+it+work%3F&c=1&h=220&w=300&l=121& sigr=11b7bm3hp&sigt=11c6m0uln&sigi=12lk0tslr&age=1353425391&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=yhsmozilla-003&hsimp=yhs-003&hspart=mozilla&tt=b 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)