Weather & Climate

Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location at a particular time. Climate is the general weather conditions over a long period of time and is influenced by many factors.
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Learn How Shades are Silent Heroes
Learn How Shades are Silent Heroes

Video

Learn how a window covering can help minimizes thermal energy transfer. South Carolina ETV teamed up with the South Carolina Energy Office to make our workplace more efficient-- energy efficient. By...
Tankbusters: Life in the Desert 6
Tankbusters: Life in the Desert
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lieutenant Colonel Joel "Rally" Rush discusses what living conditions were like in the deserts of the Middle East region.
Sea Change Learning Activity
Sea Change Learning Activity

Document

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Patrick McMillan takes viewers from the sands of Hunting Island State Park to other communities along coastal South Carolina and Georgia, exploring diverse perspectives on the impact of sea level rise...
Hurricane Hyperdoc
Hurricane Hyperdoc

Lesson

Grades: 4

Students will complete an independent pathway to learn about the causes of hurricanes, and how to be safe during this severe weather. Students will create a pamphlet for their culminating activity.

Cloud Types Lesson
Cloud Types Lesson

Lesson

Grades: 4

Students will learn about the different cloud types in order to create a model.

Weather Condition Analysis
Weather Condition Analysis

Lesson

Grades: 6

Students will be using weather tools and maps to analyze and interpret data to predict local weather patterns and conditions. They will record their data in their journals to make an accurate weather...

Meteorologist | Meet the Helpers 4
Meteorologist | Meet the Helpers
Episode 4

Video

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Dive deeper into a meteorologist's career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations.
The Ring People 6
The Ring People
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Rising seas and coastal storms threaten to erase the evidence of some important chapters in South Carolina’s history.
Forms of Weather
Forms of Weather

Lesson

Grades: Kindergarten

The students will learn about various forms of weather and be able to explain which are alike through grouping.

Tides | The Salt Marsh
Tides | The Salt Marsh

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Tides flood into the salt marsh twice a day and bring salty water from the sea. Then twice each day the tide ebbs and leaves the salt marsh high and dry. The tides are at their highest (and lowest)...