Session 1 K–12 Educational Initiatives (Part I)

Monday, 15 January 2001: 8:15 AM-10:00 AM
Host: 10th Symposium on Education
Organizers:
Jon W. Zeitler, NOAA/NWSFO, Houston/Galveston Office, Dickinson, TX and Kathleen A. Murphy, Ladau Jr. High School, St. Louis, MO

Papers:
8:15 AM
1.1
Introductory Remarks

8:30 AM
1.2
Example Damage to School Structures from the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak: How Safe Is Your School’s Tornado Emergency Plan?
Andrea Dawn Melvin, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel

8:45 AM
1.3
Lightning Safety For Schools
William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL; and R. J. Vavrek, F. C. Brody, J. T. Madura, and D. E. Harms

9:00 AM
1.4
Inquiry-based Weather Lessons Utilizing Real-Time Data
Christopher Duvall, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ; and M. Holzer

9:15 AM
1.5
Using meteorological data to teach teachers about inference: An adaptation of existing programs
Eric A. Pani, Univ. of Louisiana, Monroe, LA; and P. A. Watts

9:30 AM
1.6
Talking about science in remote places: Climatology at a rural museum
Leslie M. Hartten, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

9:45 AM
1.7
The Mount Washington Observatory Travelling Outreach Programs
Bryan Yeaton, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH

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