http://www.oercommons.org/browse/keyword/rain daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/amazon-water-cycle-roleplay In this creative roleplay activity, learners will explore the various processes of the water cycle using movement, sound, and props to aid in comprehension. Learners will understand that water changes forms throughout the water cycle, and that this cycle runs continuously throughout all the cycles at the same time. This standards-based lesson, which is great for the classroom, camps, or afterschool programs, includes roleplay cards and ideas for props. Science and Technology 2012-11-29T17:25:05 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/updrafts-in-action In this weather activity/demonstration, learners watch as a ping pong ball is suspended in a stream of air supplied by a hair dryer. This demonstration of the Bernoulli Principle models how updrafts (wind) supports hail and rain in clouds during storms. The discussion portion of this resource explains the science behind this phenomenon as well as how and why the National Weather Service issues thunderstorm and tornado watches. Thunderstorm safety rules are also included in this resource. Science and Technology 2012-11-07T13:17:31 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/making-rain In this lesson, students experience rain through several activities, experiments, reading, and performing. Carol Parenzan Smalley Michelle Heidinger Arts Humanities 2012-07-23T12:13:34 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-ancient-ingenuity-of-water-harvesting With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today -- and are often superior to modern water megaprojects. A quiz, thought provoking question, and links for further study are provided to create a lesson around the 17-minute video. Educators may use the platform to easily "Flip" or create their own lesson for use with their students of any age or level. Mishra, Anupam Science and Technology Social Sciences 2012-05-08T11:08:05 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/identifying-clouds Hands-on group activity in where children go outside to find clouds, document with pictures, and identify them. Haeusler, Swantje Nieters, Jennifer Science and Technology 2011-10-04T11:59:48 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/rainfall-accumulation-from-hurricane-isabel-wms Hurricane Isabel generated large amounts of rain over the Atlantic ocean as it approached East coast of the United States in September 2003. In fact, unlike many hurricanes, most of the Isabels rainfall did not occur over land; flooding on land was caused mainly by storm surge. This animation shows accumulation of rainfall from the hurricane--each frame shows the total amount of rain since the start of the measurement period. Rain from other sources has been masked out, so the hurricane track is clearly visible as the storm moves across the Atlantic. Jeff DeLaBeaujardiere Robert Adler Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/global-trmm-rainmap-august-september-2003-wms This is a three-hour global rainmap from August 27 through September 8, 2003, as observed by the TRMM satellite. Eric Sokolowsky Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/global-twenty-year-rainmap This is a monthly global rainmap from January, 1979 to January, 2001. The movie correlates 22 years of data from a combination of remote sensing data and ground based sources. George Huffman Michael Mangos Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/trmm-daily-rainmap-wrapped-to-a-sphere TRMM daily rain maps showing the daily rainfall around the world from January 8, 1998 through October 21, 2000. Red indicates areas of high rainfall. Robert Adler Stuart Snodgrass Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/nasa-satellite-reveals-heavy-rainfall-patterns-in-california The collision of a flow of moisture from Hawaii known as a "Pineapple Express" and a persistent low pressure system are wreaking havoc on California weather. This movie shows rain accumulation in San Diego from Jan. 6 through Jan. 11 based on data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)-based Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis. The accumulation is shown in colors ranging from green (less than 50 mm of rain) through red (200 mm or more). The TRMM satellite, using the worlds only space-borne rain radar and other microwave instruments, measures rainfall over the ocean. In this case instruments were able to reveal rainfall structure resulting from storms "riding" the actual Pineapple Express extending toward Hawaii, which is beyond the range of conventional land-based National Weather Service radars. In early 1995, a Pineapple Express hit California, contributing to a season of winter storms that killed 27 people and did $3 billion in damages and costs. A Pineapple Express in mid-October 2003 wreaked havoc from south of Seattle to north of Vancouver Island. Flooding forced more than 3,000 people from their homes. Greg Shirah Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/tropical-cyclone-zoe-devastates-south-pacific-islands-on-sunday-december-29-2002 Tropical Cyclone Zoe brought winds in excess of 300 km per hour (186 mph) and dangerous waves to the south pacific islands on December 29, 2002. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/tropical-depression-14-on-october-15-2002 Tropical Depression 14 heads toward Cuba on October 15, 2002. The storm appears to be losing strength. The visualization zooms down to the storm and then shows the overall rain structure. Blue represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain. Yellow is 1.7 inches and red depicts more than 2.2 inches of rain per hour. Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/hurricane-isodore-on-september-19-2002 Hurricane Isadore is the second Atlantic hurricane of the 2002 season. It brought 80 mph winds and tremendous rainfall to Cuba. The visualization depicts the overall rain structure of the storm. Yellow represents areas where at least 0.5 inches of rain fell per hour. Green shows at least 1.0 inch of rain, and red depicts more than 2.0 inches of rain per hour. Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/model-of-precipitable-water-during-hurricane-isabel-2003-wms The NASA finite-volume General Circulation Model (fvGCM) is used to produce a high-resolution weather prediction system. This model has an increased accuracy of predicting the strength and location of hurricanes over other prediction methods. Several variables are predicted, including cloud cover and precipitable water in the atmosphere. Data from Hurricane Isabel was used to validate the fvGCM model. Eric Sokolowsky Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/accumulated-rainfall-during-hurricanes-frances-ivan-and-jeanne-2004-wms During the hurricane season of 2004, an unprecedented four hurricanes hit Florida. This animation shows the accumulated rainfall produced by three of those hurricanes during the month of September. The animation also shows the rainfall from the typhoons in the Pacific Ocean during the same period. Eric Sokolowsky Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/hurricane-ivan-rain-accumulation-september-2-19-2004-close-view This animation shows rain accumulation between Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Ivan. The green path is the path Hurricane Frances took between August 25, 2004, and September 9, 2004. The red path is Hurricane Ivan from September 2, 2004, to September 19, 2004. Greg Shirah J. Shepherd Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/hurricane-ivan-rainfall-structure-seen-by-trmm-on-september-16-2004 NASAs TRMM spacecraft is used by meteorologists to understand Hurricane Ivan. TRMM views Ivan on September 16, 2004, just as the storms most intense rains and winds makes landfall. The cloud cover is taken by TRMMs Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS). The rain structure is taken by TRMMs Tropical Microwave Imager (TMI). It looks underneath of the storms clouds to reveal the underlying rain structure. Blue represents areas with at least 0.25 inches of rain per hour. Green shows at least 0.5 inches of rain per hour. Yellow is at least 1.0 inches of rain and red is at least 2.0 inches of rain per hour. Greg Shirah Jeff Halverson Lori Perkins Science and Technology 2010-01-15T11:05:50 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/raging-rivers The lesson introduces students to the steps of the water cycle and rivers. They think about the effects of communities, sidewalks and roads on the natural flow of rainwater. Students also learn about the role of engineering in community planning and protecting our natural resources. Janet Yowell Kaelin Cawley Malinda Schaefer Zarske Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/what-s-down-the-well This activity looks at physical models of groundwater and how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. During this activity, students will create their own groundwater well model using a coffee can and wire screening. The students will add red food coloring to their model to see how a pollutant can migrate through the groundwater into a drinking water resource. Janet Yowell Malinda Schaefer Zarske Melissa Straten Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/floodplain-modeling Students explore the impact of changing river volumes and different floodplain terrain in experimental trials with table top-sized riverbed models. The models are made using modeling clay in an aluminum baking pans placed on a slight incline. Water added "upstream" at different flow rates and to different riverbed configurations simulates different potential flood conditions. Students study flood dynamics as they modify the riverbed with blockages or levees to simulate real-world scenarios. Denise Carlson Malinda Schaefer Zarske Tim Nicklas Mathematics and Statistics Science and Technology 2009-11-02T09:52:37 Course Related Materials