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Weather: A First Look

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Overhead dark blue storm clouds with lightning on the left while sun peaks through casting a reddish glow on the right.

Introduces an overview of weather, what it is, how and why it changes, and how it affects us. Reports on different kinds of weather and basic related vocabulary. A meteorologist explains his job and some of the instruments he uses. Includes simple demonstrations for measuring temperature, precipitation, and wind.

Media Details

Runtime: 17 minutes

Polar bear on all fours walking in the dark. Caption: It was the cold in fact that created polar bears.
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 8
29 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Palm trees bent horizontally from the force of wind. Caption: - There's evidence that the storms have increased.
17 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of lush green trees and grass covered ground. Caption: In temperate regions, there's been an increase in rain,
25 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Field with green foliage in the foreground and fields with round bales of hay in the background. Caption: The climate still impacts agriculture.
9 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 10
Glowing ball representing the sun with a globe representing the earth traveling in orbit around it. Examples of the different hemispheres experiencing opposite seasons in the background. Caption: A season is a division of the year
Shawn and Team
Episode 5
10 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: K - 2
Illustration of Earth. Midlatitude jet stream (cool) at the top of the globe and Subtropical jet stream (warm) close to the equator. Both move clockwise. Caption: it is a powerful band of winds known for bringing winter storms
Core Meteorology
Season 0 / Ep 1
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Map of the world with color highlighting areas of different climates. Caption: Next, Koppen's system defined what are called "macroclimates."
Core Meteorology
Season 0 / Ep 3
27 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Large puffy clouds across an open expanse of sky. Caption: (narrator) And from clouds, we get precipitation,
Core Meteorology
Season 0 / Ep 2
26 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Edge of a manhole cover with "No Dumping Drains to Bay" printed on the ground. Caption: That goes into storm drains and ends up in the Santa Ana River.
Curiosity Quest
Season 7 / Ep 10
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Curving river with unnaturally even banks winds through green fields. Caption: which is like a highway for water.
Curiosity Quest
Season 5 / Ep 7
25 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8