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These web
pages are designed to help teachers and pupils by extending
their knowledge of weather and climate - in the UK and around
the world. |
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Weather
data
Provides observations from the UK and around the world, charts,
satellite images and an activities section.
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Curriculum
Learning Centre (CLC)
Use this online resource for primary and secondary school
education - it includes worksheets, classroom activities,
leaflets to download and a 'Did you know?' section.
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Teaching
Training Centre (TTC)
The Centre helps you teach the curriculum effectively - in
areas like the atmosphere, fronts and clouds - and includes
a bibliography and essay questions. |
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Historic
weather events (HWE)
Would you like to know more about weather events that made
their mark on history - from floods and severe winters, to
London's infamous 'pea soupers' and the devastating storm
of 1987?
Weather topic links
A list of weather topic related links, to help the understanding
of various aspects of the weather. Topics include general
information, hurricanes, thunderstorms, global warming and
climate change.
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Academic
research
College and university students wishing to obtain data
and information should visit our academic research pages.
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An anemometer is used to measure wind.
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News |
A study of the climate
of south-west England has recently been added to the
historical weather events section. This covers the elements
of temperature, sunshine, rainfall, snow and wind.
Three new lesson
plans have recently been added to the curriculum learning
centre. These cover the topics of Understanding Weather
Charts, Anticyclones, Depressions and Fronts and Weather
Observing.
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Making weather
observations |
Voluntary
weather stations
How to become a weather observer
Watching the
weather
A series of PDFs that are primarily designed to give anyone
who is contemplating setting up a climatological station
an account of the requirements for recognition as a voluntary
station co-operating with the Met Office.
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