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These stand-alone investigations can be used by teachers of any curriculum, but they are also designed to complement Mi-STAR units.
Suggested Classroom Use: Use the Meteorologist or Science Communicator lesson with Unit 8.5A
Have students read this article about climatology from National Geographic to learn more about what climatology is and what a climatologist does.
Suggested Classroom Use: Have students complete this LINK reflection resource after reading.
Check out this website to learn more about what a climate scientist does. Includes Q&A videos, career description, required education, and earnings information.
Suggested classroom use: Have students complete this graphic organizer utilizing the information on the website.
This site includes a video (5:50) that addresses the difference between weather and climate. It also showcases related careers in meteorology and climate science.
Suggested classroom use: Utilize the discussion questions on the site (below the video) after viewing. A student vocabulary document is also available.
Do you only have a few minutes available? Show one of the short videos below as a warm-up or when there are only a few minutes of class time left.
Utilize one of the suggested reflection forms below with students to increase engagement.
Use this Career Connections Video Student Reflection Guide to engage your students!
Use this LINK video reflection resource to help students focus.
Use this graphic organizer from education.com. Ask students to research any information that isn't provided in the video.
Teachers need to create a free account to access the organizer.
Meet a climate scientist who works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Watch this video (3:19) to learn how she uses airplanes and satellites in her work.
Watch this video (1:50) to meet physical oceanographer Sarah Gille. She studies weather and climate by looking at how the ocean interacts with the atmosphere and uses satellites and robotic instruments to collect data. Read the full interview here.
Watch this video (2:02) to learn more about a new kind of job: climate science translator.
This site contains a video (1:40) from careeronestop.org that provides an overview of a career as an atmospheric and space scientist.
View this video (4:47) to learn about what it takes to become a climatologist and the types of jobs available.
Watch this video (1:59) to hear from Julie Kalansky, a climate scientist who studies atmospheric rivers.
Meet an air sampling lab technician in this video (2:43). Learn about her job and hear what advice she has for those interested in a similar career.
Watch this video (2:17) to meet April Lazzaro, Senior Environmental Quality Analyst. Hear how she discovered her passion for helping protect the air that we breathe!
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