Weather and Climate for Teachers
2008 Summer Teacher's Course

Session 1: What is Energy? Conservation of Energy, Weather vs. Climate

• Engage and Explore
  • What is energy?, PDF
  • Can energy be created or destroyed?, PDF
  • What is the difference between weather and climate, part I, PDF

• Explain
  • Follow the Energy: PPT | PDF

• Extend
  • The difference between weather and climate: An exercise using regional climatic and weather data, PDF

• Engage and Explore
  • What is beyond the rainbow?, PDF
  • Can you "see" infrared radiation?, PDF
  • Why is the sky purple?, PDF
  • Would you get a sunburn on Mars?, PDF
  • What does color have to do with cooling?, PDF

• Explain
  • The Earth's Radiation Balance: PPT | PDF

• Extend
  • Why is it hotter in the summer? An activity about the angle of incidence of the sun, PDF