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connec t ion many different fascinating scientific concepts and gadgetry. The most popular was the tornado simulator, of course! For their final day, students took over the atrium in the NWC lobby and demonstrated activities from earlier in the week for their parents. A number of older students expressed interest in becoming mentors for future Mesonet Weather Camps, while younger ones said they “want to come back next year.” The campers unanimously gave the program high marks, with many describing it as “the best experience of their lives.” Volume 2 — Issue 6 — July 2011 www.mesonet.org IT WAS A WEEK OF WEATHER WONDER and learning for middle and high school students. Students visited weather facilities housed at the National Weather Center in Norman, checked in with Rick Mitchell at KOCO TV and explored weather physics at the Science Museum Oklahoma. The first annual Oklahoma Mesonet Weather Camp was held June 5-10 at the National Weather Center in partnership with OU’s Precollegiate Program. The weeklong camp introduced middle and high school students to advanced meteorology concepts and careers in meteorology. While the majority were Oklahoma students, participants came from as far away as California. Students learned about the complexity of monitoring and forecasting weather through a variety of hands-on investigations. Students investigated sunlight levels using solar cars, wind-resistant housing designs and instrument calibration with tipping bucket rain gauges. In addition to the lessons, the students toured the National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, an Oklahoma Mesonet site and the Oklahoma Mesonet instrument calibration lab. One of their tour highlights was checking out storm chaser mobile mesonet and radar vehicles. They also launched a weather balloon with a National Weather Service meteorologist. On day four, students traveled to Oklahoma City to visit the facilities of KOCO and Science Museum Oklahoma. During their tour of KOCO, the campers got to try out their weathercasting skills in front of a green screen and talk with chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell about the life of a TV meteorologist. That night, the Mesonet Weather Camp visit was featured on the 10:00PM news. Their next stop was Science Museum Oklahoma, where they were exposed to MESONET WEATHER CAMP Mesonet Weather Camp students study the tornado simulator at Science Museum Oklahoma. Severe weather was a part of the curricula at this year’s weather camp. FIRST ANNUAL –by Danny Mattox
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Okla State Agency |
Climatological Survey, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code | 'CLI' |
Title | Mesonet connection, 07/2011, v.2 no.6 |
Authors |
Oklahoma Climatological Survey. |
Publication Date | 2011-07 |
Publication type |
Newsletter |
Purpose | Mesonet Weather Camp: First Annual |
For all issues click | C2800.6 M582c |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from Agency website: http://www.mesonet.org/mesonet_connection/v2i6.pdf |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma State Government Publication is provided for educational purposes under US copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Month/year uploaded | March 2012 |
Date created | 2014-10-08 |
Date modified | 2014-10-08 |
OCLC number | 890217903 |
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Title | 2011-07 Mesonet connection 1 |
Full text | connec t ion many different fascinating scientific concepts and gadgetry. The most popular was the tornado simulator, of course! For their final day, students took over the atrium in the NWC lobby and demonstrated activities from earlier in the week for their parents. A number of older students expressed interest in becoming mentors for future Mesonet Weather Camps, while younger ones said they “want to come back next year.” The campers unanimously gave the program high marks, with many describing it as “the best experience of their lives.” Volume 2 — Issue 6 — July 2011 www.mesonet.org IT WAS A WEEK OF WEATHER WONDER and learning for middle and high school students. Students visited weather facilities housed at the National Weather Center in Norman, checked in with Rick Mitchell at KOCO TV and explored weather physics at the Science Museum Oklahoma. The first annual Oklahoma Mesonet Weather Camp was held June 5-10 at the National Weather Center in partnership with OU’s Precollegiate Program. The weeklong camp introduced middle and high school students to advanced meteorology concepts and careers in meteorology. While the majority were Oklahoma students, participants came from as far away as California. Students learned about the complexity of monitoring and forecasting weather through a variety of hands-on investigations. Students investigated sunlight levels using solar cars, wind-resistant housing designs and instrument calibration with tipping bucket rain gauges. In addition to the lessons, the students toured the National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, an Oklahoma Mesonet site and the Oklahoma Mesonet instrument calibration lab. One of their tour highlights was checking out storm chaser mobile mesonet and radar vehicles. They also launched a weather balloon with a National Weather Service meteorologist. On day four, students traveled to Oklahoma City to visit the facilities of KOCO and Science Museum Oklahoma. During their tour of KOCO, the campers got to try out their weathercasting skills in front of a green screen and talk with chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell about the life of a TV meteorologist. That night, the Mesonet Weather Camp visit was featured on the 10:00PM news. Their next stop was Science Museum Oklahoma, where they were exposed to MESONET WEATHER CAMP Mesonet Weather Camp students study the tornado simulator at Science Museum Oklahoma. Severe weather was a part of the curricula at this year’s weather camp. FIRST ANNUAL –by Danny Mattox |
Date created | 2012-03-26 |
Date modified | 2012-03-26 |