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The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development
This 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)
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Winter Storms
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Our Solar System, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Interactive Learning, Science
This website offers general background about winter storms as well as interactive activities designed to teach visitors about th...
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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Winter's Tale
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, Our Solar System, 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)
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Antarctic Ice Movement Part II
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development
For 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)
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Antarctic Ice Movement Part I
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development
With 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)
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Snowball Earth
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Issues, Earth's Resources
Audio 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)
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Winter Wonderland
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Geography, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, 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)
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Winter Olympics Physics and Biomechanics
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development, Force & Motion, Physics
Many Winter Olympic sports are greatly dependent on technique, engineering, and/or gravity. For example, during luge, while grav...
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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Salt Lake City, Utah Area Flyover during Winter (NASM2002)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Our Solar System, Professional Development, Science
On 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)
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Giant Iceberg in McMurdo Sound
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources
This NASA data sheet details Giant Iceberg, Number B-15A, in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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How Do Birds Stay Warm?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12
Subjects: Classification, Our Solar System, Professional Development, Science, Structure and Function in Living Things
This article describes the physiological and behavioral adaptations that allow birds to winter in cold regions, including the Ar...
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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The Effect of Gravity on Motion (Luge)
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Professional Development, Mathematics, Physics
This 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)
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Engineering a Smooth Ride: Creating the Perfect Ski Through Shaping and Vibration Damping
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Technology, Professional Development, Engineering & Design, Physics
Illumin, an online periodical published by the University of Southern California School of Engineering, seeks illustrate the man...
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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Ski 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 Graduate
Subjects: Measurement & Geometry, Professional Development, Mathematics, Engineering & Design, Physics
There 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)
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Is NordicTrack Exercise a Comparable Substitute for Cross-Country Skiing?
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology, Experimentation and the Scientific Method, Structure and Function in Living Things 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)
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Wild Nor'easter
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Environmental Issues, Earth's Resources
This interactive simulation illustrates the confluence of conditions that give rise to a nor'easter.
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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Formation of a Glacier
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources
This 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)
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Bacteria Assists in Formation of Ice and Snow
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Life Sciences, Earth's Resources, Injury Prevention & Safety 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)
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Winter Olympics Physiology and Psychology
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Graduate
Subjects: Life Sciences, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Psychology and 2 additional..
This online course provides instruction on the physical and psychological demands of cross-country skiing.
Contributor: Science of Winter (NSDL Collection)
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Nutrition Science and the Winter Olympics
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Subjects: Nutrition, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Health Science & Medical Technology, Human Anatomy & Physiology
Science 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)
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