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The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional DevelopmentThis page features an animation of a skiier descending down a 58-meter slope. The first part of the animation depicts the changi...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Winter Storms
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Interactive Learning, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Our Solar System, ScienceThis website offers general background about winter storms as well as interactive activities designed to teach visitors about th...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Winter's Tale
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases) and 3 additional..This resource explores winter weather and frozen precipitation. Precipitation (in the form of snow, sleet and freezing rain) is ...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Antarctic Ice Movement Part II
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Professional DevelopmentFor the most part, an ice sheet moves down slope slowly because the ice is in direct contact with underlying bedrock. In some pl...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Antarctic Ice Movement Part I
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Professional DevelopmentWith more than 29 million cubic kilometers (7 million cubic miles) of ice and snow, the Antarctic Ice Sheet is so massive that i...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Snowball Earth
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Environmental Issues, Earth's ResourcesAudio program from the University of Wisconsin's Earthwatch Radio discusses the notion of the entire planet covered with ice. Do...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Winter Wonderland
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, History-Social Science, Professional Development and 2 additional..Using data from the National Climate Data Center (NCDC)track snowfall in your area and assess snowfall levels from the Winter Ol...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Winter Olympics Physics and Biomechanics
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Force & Motion, PhysicsMany Winter Olympic sports are greatly dependent on technique, engineering, and/or gravity. For example, during luge, while grav...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Salt Lake City, Utah Area Flyover during Winter (NASM2002)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Our Solar System, ScienceOn this website, imagery from NASA's Landsat 7 is combined with terrain elevation data to create a view of the Salt Lake City ar...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Giant Iceberg in McMurdo Sound
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Earth's ResourcesThis NASA data sheet details Giant Iceberg, Number B-15A, in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0How Do Birds Stay Warm?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things, Our Solar System, Classification, ScienceThis article describes the physiological and behavioral adaptations that allow birds to winter in cold regions, including the Ar...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0The Effect of Gravity on Motion (Luge)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Mathematics, PhysicsThis lesson explores how the force of gravity, acts upon a luge and rider. It teaches how gravity has an influence on speed and ...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Engineering a Smooth Ride: Creating the Perfect Ski Through Shaping and Vibration Damping
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Technology, Professional Development, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Engineering & Design, PhysicsIllumin, an online periodical published by the University of Southern California School of Engineering, seeks illustrate the man...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Ski Jumping: How do ski jumpers go so far? How do jumpers use physics to get the most out of their flight?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Measurement & Geometry, Professional Development, Mathematics, Engineering & Design, PhysicsThere are few feats as breathtaking as a perfect ski jump. Hurtling down a snow-covered ramp at speeds in excess of 100 kilomete...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Is NordicTrack Exercise a Comparable Substitute for Cross-Country Skiing?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Structure and Function in Living Things, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Health Science & Medical Technology and 3 additional..The objective of this study was to analyze the motions involved with the NordicTrack and cross-country skiing and look for simil...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Wild Nor'easter
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Environmental Issues, Earth's ResourcesThis interactive simulation illustrates the confluence of conditions that give rise to a nor'easter.Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Formation of a Glacier
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Earth's Resources, Ecology & EcosystemsThis resource depicts the formation of a glacier including detail showing the process of plucking and the formation of terminal ...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Bacteria Assists in Formation of Ice and Snow
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development and 3 additional..NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday Audio Story: New work in the journal Science suggests that bacteria may have played an imp...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Winter Olympics Physiology and Psychology
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, GraduateSubjects: Psychology, History-Social Science, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology and 2 additional..This online course provides instruction on the physical and psychological demands of cross-country skiing.Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Nutrition Science and the Winter Olympics
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Health Science & Medical Technology, Nutrition, Life SciencesScience is a powerful asset for athletes who want to use nutrition to their advantage. Whether an Olympic medal is won by tenths...Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0
