Mr. Ertl's Web Page : Use to find extra credit, lab links, and much more!

Vernier Software : Here is where we get our Logger Pro and Lab Pro probes. Do you want to contribute some of these as a tax deductible gift to the school?

For converting units within your database (and for other labs this year), click here.

Mars Exploration at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars Global Surveyor at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

For information on Sun altitude/azimuth, equinoxes and solstices, go to the US Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.

For converting units within your database (and for other labs this year), click here.

For weather information go to the University of Illlinois Surface map of Upper Midwest

Open the Solar-Terrestial Physics site at the National Geophysical Data Center for data on the properties of the Sun and its output

The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is a satellite that measures solar radiation at the TOP of the Earth's atmosphere. Compare its data to your ground-based measurements.

WEATHER WATCH PROJECT: Go to the National Weather Service site for CURRENT US weather conditions at a given city. To get current forecast maps and fax maps, go to NWS Homepage and follow links.

Weather Watch 2010 Daily Maps: examples are here for some of the best types of weather maps

See link to tutorial on meteorology..

Lab 14: Pressure, Wind, and Global Circulation. Do the Force and Wind module from the University of Illinois Weather World 2010 online guide. Click on this link for RULES OF WIND

For your Logger Pro Lab Test, CLICK HERE for DIRECTIONS SHEET.

For your Chapter 14 TEST Study Guide, CLICK HERE.

Lab 13: Air Masses and Front,  Weather Maps: Click here for current weather map (US) with station models. Could you draw ISOBARS on it? Click HERE for current weather map with fronts, isobars, and predicted weather.