Category Archives: Earth Science

Weekend Science Fun: Be a Meteorologist

Ever watched the weather report and wondered what it would be like to be a meteorologist? Here’s a fun way to learn about the weather and try out being weather scientist at the same time:  Dress up as a meteorologist … Continue reading

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Weekend Science Fun: Building a Weather Station

The weather has been in the news this weekend, so it might be a perfect time to build a weather station. Background: Because the weather changes from time to time and place to place, scientists use instruments to measure the … Continue reading

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Weekend Science Fun: Dust Storms

This week let’s take a look at a weather phenomena that has been in the news in the Southwest:  dust storms. On July 5, 2011 a huge dust storm hit Phoenix. It was a wall of rapidly blowing dust 5,000 … Continue reading

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