Meteorology

Division: B – Middle School

NC Essential Standards Alignment: 7.E.1

Event Rules: See National Rules Manual

National Event Page: Here

Description:

Participants will use scientific process skills involving qualitative and quantitative analyses to demonstrate an understanding of the factors that influence world climate and climate change through the interpretation of climatological data, graphs, charts and images. 

Materials:

Each team may bring one three ring binder of any size containing information in any form from any source attached using the available rings.  Sheet protectors, lamination, tabs and labels are permitted.  Each team may bring two stand alone calculators of any time.  Materials may not be removed from the binder when rotating through stations.  Students are expected to have a US map with the state names in the binder.

Scoring:

High score wins. Points are awarded for the quality and accuracy of responses.

Event Resources:

Meteorology 2019 Coaches Clinic Presentation (2020 Rules)
Meteorology 2018 Coaches Clinic Presentation (2019 rules)

NOAA’s Education twitter feed – https://twitter.com/noaaeducation

American Meteorological Society Education program twitter feed – https://twitter.com/AMSeducation

Archived storm reports from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center:  https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/archive/event.php  Input a date and click “Get Data”.  

Archived weather maps that were the day’s forecast, from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaa_archive.php (Select a date, click “Submit”)

Archived watches from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/.  Under “archived Convective Watches”, enter a date and click “Retrieve Watches”

Archived products from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in general: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/archive/ .  Enter a date, click “Retrieve X”.

Severe Weather & Storms:
Weather Wiz Kids – Tornados, Hurricanes, Rain and Floods, Safety, and many activities.
Hurricane Sandy – a summary
Arizona Haboob of 2012
NOAA Weather Safety
Severe Storms Study Guide
NASA – Meteorology Educator’s Guide
Tropical Tidbits – great blog explaining current weather phenomena
American Meteorological Society – lots of good info and links

Climate:
Weather World
NOAA – Climate
NOAA – Ten Climate Science Activities
Earth Climate Course
Earth Climate System – good notes
NOAA – Climate Education 
http://climatekids.nasa.gov/
NASA Precipitation Education page, lots of good activities, scroll towards the bottom for a water cycle dice game
Climate Variability Activity
Effects of Climate Change
PBS – Clues from Past Climates
PBS – Disappearing Plants | Clue into Climate