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Penn State Weather Camp June 21–26, 2009 State College, Pennsylvania |
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Learn to Predict the Weather
Are you curious about how weather predictions are made? Come to Penn State Weather Camp and find out!
During this week of camp, you will receive hands-on experience in many aspects of weather, including the actual process of making a forecast. This camp will be held at the premier location for studying weather, Penn State's Department of Meteorology at the University Park campus. New in 2009: The campers will experience the newly renovated Weather Observatory.
Penn State Weather Camp is a resident science experience designed for students who will enter grades eight through ten in the fall of 2009.
Become More Weather-Wise!
Learn the answers to these questions:
- How do storms form?
- Why can't we be certain of tomorrow's weather?
- read and analyze weather charts
- use forecast models to make predictions
- reconstruct past climate events
- make a TV weather presentation
- launching a weather balloon
- surfing the world's best Internet weather sites
- simulating a hurricane
- making a weather forecast each day
- presenting your own TV weathercast
- studying tornadoes from every angle
- explore the underlying principles for understanding meteorology
- learn how to use scientific methods while exploring various aspects of the atmosphere
- acquire valuable knowledge of the present, past, and future states of the atmosphere
- make isopleth surface weather maps, watch the release of a weather balloon, and examine the returning data
- watch a live broadcast and take a video copy home to share with your family, friends, fellow science students, and teachers
- You will learn about the various facilities and resources in the University Park area that are instrumental in the study and forecasting of the atmosphere.
- You will tour the local National Weather Service office, the Weather World studios, and AccuWeather. You will have a wonderful opportunity to see firsthand how state-of-the-art meteorological equipment can be used to improve weather forecasting.
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