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Although some of the resources in this guide offer guidance for classroom instruction and student materials, they are primarily intended for teacher use.\u00a0 If shared with students, some of this information may short circuit their sensemaking opportunities in the monthly engagements. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”40px” header_2_font=”EB Garamond||||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”|600|||||||” header_3_font_size=”28px” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” header_4_font=”|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#89cea4″ header_4_font_size=”15px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.6em” 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Project WET has expanded their professional development opportunities to include virtual trainings and resources for working with students: <\/span>https:\/\/www.projectwet.org\/programs\/distance-learning<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.5em” header_font=”||||||||” header_font_size=”40px” header_2_font=”EB Garamond||||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” header_3_font=”|600|||||||” header_3_font_size=”28px” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” header_4_font=”|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#89cea4″ header_4_font_size=”15px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.6em” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_6_font=”||||||||” custom_margin=”-4px|||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_2_font_size_phone=”30px” 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(2012, February 17).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vtJILNIjJ4&feature=youtu.be” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”40px||30px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n CoCoRaHS WxTalk Webinar #9<\/strong><\/em>: Extreme Rainfall, How We Analyze It. (2012, August 23).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JblgjXOec4A&feature=youtu.be” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||30px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n CoCoRaHS WxTalk Webinar #40<\/strong>: The history and uses of volunteer weather observation. (2015, September 17).<\/p>\nWeather vs. Climate<\/h4>\n
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