Contacts with local universities, meteorological societies, weather bureau, Environmental Protection Agency, and broadcast stations. The University of Chicago Department of Geophysical Sciences, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Geography provided speakers. The purpose of this program is to discuss conditions that cause and affect weather. Students learn to understand and use the vocabulary, instruments, and information disseminated through the media concerning meteorology. The study encourages an awareness of change in our environment due to weather.
Students also report local weather to a television weather station for broadcast.
Classroom demonstrations and weather projects are completed prior to the Annual Weather Forum where meteorologists, weather experts, and students make presentations. A local television personality serves as moderator and directs the question and answer session. Overall Value Students gain an understanding of the causes and effects of weather, techniques used in forecasting weather and careers in the fields of meteorology and weather science.