The Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) would like to announce the release of the 2nd edition of the Weather World 2010 (WW2010) Educational CD-ROM. This resource is being constructed to provide local access to the high-graphics version our entire collection of Internet-based educational ... resources developed through our participation in NSF's Collaborative Visualization Project (CoVis). Most of these resources are currently available in the Online Guides.
The CD-ROM includes the following features:
INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES - that use multimedia and the flexible nature of the web to enhance the impact of educational resources. These modules introduce and explain fundamental topics in Meteorology (Pressure, Severe Storms, El Niqo, Forecasting etc.), Remote Sensing (Radars and Satellites) and how some of these aspects fit into the Hydrologic Cycle.
NOTE: The only resources found online and not on the CD-ROM are the Tropical Cyclone tracker and 3-D VRML Hurricane. They will still be accessible online from the CD-ROM.
ARCHIVED WEATHER DATA - and case studies of memorable weather events like Hurricane Andrew, Storm of the Century and the April 19, 1996 Illinois Tornado Outbreak. Each case contains relevant weather images, storm histories, photographs and eye-witness accounts.
STUDENT PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES - (complete with answer keys) that provide teachers with a meaningful way of integrating the data and instructional resources into the classroom.
REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA - will also be accessible from selected pages of the CD-ROM to allow the user to apply what they've learned to current weather conditions. These pages will link to relevant weather products accessible through our WW2010 web server.
EFFICIENT NAVIGATION - that allows users to move between hundreds of pages with only a few clicks and return easily.
These resources will be accessible from the CD-ROM by using any standard web browser and the interface will be nearly identical to their online counterparts. Therefore the same CD-ROM can be used on a Macintosh or an PC.
ARCHIVED WEATHER DATA - and case studies of memorable weather events like Hurricane Andrew, Storm of the Century and the April 19, 1996 Illinois Tornado Outbreak. Each case contains relevant weather images, storm histories, photographs and eye-witness accounts.
STUDENT PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES - (complete with answer keys) that provide teachers with a meaningful way of integrating the data and instructional resources into the classroom.
REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA - will also be accessible from selected pages of the CD-ROM to allow the user to apply what they've learned to current weather conditions. These pages will link to relevant weather products accessible through our WW2010 web server.
Multimedia Sample
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GOES Satellite Image of a tropical cyclone
Service Citation
Originators:
University of Illinois
Title:
Weather World 2010 project (WW2010), a hybrid multimedia educational CD-ROM
Release_Date:
1999-09-01
Provider:
University of Illinois
Edition:
2nd
URL:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/cd.rxml
Name:
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GENERAL INQUIRIES
Phone:
217-333-2046
Fax:
217-244-4393
Email:
ww2010 at atmos.uiuc.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
105 S. Gregory Street City:
Urbana
Province or State:
IL
Postal Code:
61801
Country:
United States
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
CD-ROM
Fees:
Vary
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Related URL
Link:
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description:
Welcome to the first collection of CoVis-WW2010 student
projects and activities in the atmospheric sciences. These
resources were developed through our participation in NSF's
Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) project which supports
project-based learning of the sciences for grade levels
9-12. These resources have already been implemented in a
number of CoVis classrooms and have been modified based upon
student and teacher feedback.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2000-08-31
SERF Last Revision Date:
2002-11-20
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