Events

NASA Explorer Schools & the Plymouth Meteorology Center

The BIG Weather Workshop    

Who: Teachers from All Grade Levels

What: A dynamic weather workshop for teachers of all grade levels!

When: 4-8PM on Thursday, January 25, 2007- with a snow date of

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Where: Science Center , Plymouth State University , Plymouth , NH

How: Register online $15 registration

To Register!

Schedule:
         4-4:15 registration
         4:15-5:15 - Tour of the Plymouth Meterology Center
         5:30 - 6:30 - Choose one of four workshops:

•  How to interact with Plymouth Meterology Center Website

•  Clouds

•  Making a weather station/GLOBE protocols

•  Identifying Weather Patterns: Drawing Isotherms
        

6:45-7:45 - Dinner -AND- BIG Weather Presentations - Boyd 303

BIG WEATHER

Mount Washington may not be a big mountain by global standards, but it has BIG WEATHER more than worthy of the highest peak in the Northeast. It's known for cold temperatures, dense fog, heavy icing, deep snows, and exceptional winds. Peter Crane, of the Mount Washington Observatory, will discuss some of the mountain's weather normals and extremes, and will highlight the geographic and topographic reasons for calling the mountain "the home of the world's worst weather." Peter Crane, Mt. Washington Observatory

Amazing Hurricanes!

Hurricanes, the world's most destructive storms are also fascinating atmospheric phenomena. Lourdes Aviles will briefly talk about their characteristics, the environments that spawn them and the chances of New England being affected by one of these storms. Dr. Lourdes B. Avilés, Assistant Professor of Meteorology Chemical, Earth, Atmospheric, and Physical Sciences Plymouth State University

Storm Chasing: Finding the Needle in the Haystack

A short presentation about tornados and tornadic thunderstorms. This will include a brief slide show from his own personal storm chasing experiences. Dr. Eric G. Hoffman Associate Professor - Meteorology Dept. of Chemical, Earth, Atmospheric and Physical Sciences, Plymouth State University

 

Workshop Descriptions:

Clouds - Are you in a fog about clouds? This workshop will help you discover ways to access excellent websites/resources such as S'COOL and GLOBE. We will also share ideas for hands-on projects and literature and inquiry based activities that support NH Science Framework Standards. Nan Munsey and Linda Walker, NASA Explorer School (Indian River School). Boyd Room 239

Weather Station - Your students can be meteorologists using real scientific data from your own area by constructing a weather station at your school. In this workshop you will learn how to use meteorological instruments, how to interpret both local and global data, and how it all aligns with the state standards. Attendees will also receive help on weather station design and where to purchase equipment. Koby van Beest and Mary Pat Acerno, NASA Explorer School (Mascoma High School). Boyd Room 225

PSU Weather Center Web Resources - The PSU Meteorology Program started its web page in April 1994. Over the years, the content has expanded greatly and offers not only access to a wide variety of current meteorological data, but also access to archived data and tutorials. The site now averages over 1,000,000 accesses per week. This workshop session will focus on a demonstration of various resources and how they can be used to address some of the state's education standards. There will be an overview and description of resources and then some "hands-on" exercises for teachers to explore some of the sites extensive capabilities. Dr. James P. Koermer, Professor of Meteorology, PSU Boyd Room 306

Identifying Weather Patterns: Drawing Isotherms - Participants in this workshop will examine and analyze current temperature data, to identify patterns and garner meaning from the data. We will then investigate what these kinds of patterns can tell us about local and regional weather, and how this information relates to the weather depictions and changes seen on daily weather maps. Marsha Rich, Datastreme Project Boyd Room 303

Past Workshops!

NASA Explorer Schools & Rocketry Workshop

July 6, 2006 9am-3pm

Kingswood High School

Wolfeboro, NH

The NASA Explorer Schools Sustainability Project will sponsor a Rocketry Workshop at Kingswood Regional High School on Thursday, July 6. The workshop is targeted for grades 5-9 but others are welcome. The session will begin with a discussion of the interdisciplinary nature of model rocketry. Additional presentations will include:

• Newton's Laws of Motion
• Rocket motor codes and launch safety.
• The use of different types of rocket fuel (solild, liquid and hypergolics) will be demonstrated.
• Participants will construct and launch rockets powered by fizz tablets, air, water and model rocket motors.
• Tips and tricks to use when building rockets with classes of students will be discussed.

New NH Science Frameworks will be outlined and discussed. Teachers will be able to borrow equipment to assist with course implementation or astronomy club use through the UNH Advancing Science Program .

For additional information, email Dan Caron dwcaron@hotmail.com

Please complete one registration form for each teacher enrolled.