The Doppler Radar Tower
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Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Take a tour of a Doppler Radar tower and learn how it works.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: Weather-8**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students define the Doppler Effect.
- Have students describe the importance of Doppler Radar for forecasting weather and maintaining safety.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
