Topics
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What Is Lake Effect Snow?
Why do areas near big lakes get so much snow?
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Classroom Activities
PDF versions of our favorite activities!
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When disaster strikes!
Families need to know where to find the stuff they need.
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What Is a Solstice?
And what does Stonehenge have to do with it?
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Why Does Earth Have Seasons?
The answer may surprise you, since Earth is farthest from the Sun in July.
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Watching Forests from Space
An instrument aboard the JPSS-1 satellite will help scientists monitor trees and crops
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Why Do Leaves Change Color?
In the fall, leaves turn bright red, orange, and yellow. But where do these colors come from?
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What Is an Ice Jam?
As winter melts away, chunks of ice can jam up rivers and cause flooding.
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What Are the Different Climate Types?
The world is split up into climate zones. Do you know which zone you live in?
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What Is a Nor'easter?
Learn about this type of storm that forms along the East Coast of North America.
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What Causes a Drought?
Droughts are caused by unusually dry weather — but they don't just happen in dry places, like deserts. Find out why.