Weatherline

Weatherline, an applied meteorology course, was developed in response to student interest and increased requirements for graduating high school seniors. Approved by the Virginia Department of Education for credit as a science elective, Weatherline is evolving into a web-based curriculum that can be offered to high school students anywhere who are motivated in science and interested in learning meteorology, a science readily observable in the field. The course brings together many areas of science, connects students to the resources used by weather services and provides real-time discussions and analysis of current weather conditions.

Students enrolled in applied meteorology study basic atmospheric structure and processes, and apply that knowledge in producing weather forecasts and solving weather-related problems. Students use Internet resources to gather data and participate in real-time discussions with National Weather Service forecasters.

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