Investigating the Weather: A Project Based Laboratory Manual
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 92
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 92
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Investigating the Weather: A Project Based Laboratory Manual is designed to introduce students to online resources of weather data and apply important concepts from lecture material to the laboratory assignment. The activities presented are typically taught in two to three hour laboratory settings and in online classroom environments. Engaging students in where to find and how to analyze weather data is an ideal approach for introductory meteorology courses taught to non-science majors. The activities presented here are designed to engage and inform students so they can become better consumers of weather data and forecasts.
Preface
Part One: Activities in Observation
1. Weather Basics: A Preassessment
2. Cloud Types and Optical Phenomena: Visual Observations
3. Daily Weather Maps: An Analysis
4. Forecasting: Comparing Sources and Accuracy
5. Weather Summary: A Postassessment
Part Two: Understanding Meteorological Concepts through “Real-Time” Data
6. Current Weather: Meteograms and Station Models
7. Prevailing Winds: Wind Roses and Applications
8. Controls of Climate: Comparing United States Cities
9. Surface Weather Maps: Isoplething and Interpretation
10. Upper Air Maps: Contouring and Interpretation
11. Role of the National Weather Service: A Virtual Field Trip
12. Tornadoes: Conditions for Development
13. Hurricanes: Digging into the Archives
Part Three: Hands-on Activities and Assignments
14. Home Analysis
15. Snowflakes
16. Climate Change