A Blizzard of Math Resources

  

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Math is a building block for the sciences. It is through numbers and operations that we explain natural phenomena and engineering and medical accomplishments.

Meteorology concepts are introduced to students in biology and environmental science classes.  But why should they have all the fun?

Combining math with climate and weather science is a great way to achieve cross-curricular enrichment.  Here are some excellent online resources to challenge and enlighten!

• The Severe Storms Laboratory, a component of The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offers free lesson plans for teaching math and weather-related topics. GoGeometry aggregates these lesson plans into an Interactive Mind Map.

• The PBS Mathline program has math problems and teaching ideas for combining math and meteorology. Topics include finding wind chill and rainfall measures.

• Scholastic has an Extreme Weather Math Hunt, where students are given factual graphs from around the web to help them answer math questions about weather.

• Students can explore careers in meteorology with Scholastic’s online resources. Younger students can look at a Scholastic Study Jam for Weather and Climate. Middle and high school students can look at an interview with Meteorologist Al Peterlin, or check out the Scholastic Weather Watch.

What do you think of these resources?  Do you have suggestions for combining math and weather studies?