News Archive 2005
EarthStorm Weather Institute Set for July 18-21 (Posted 7/8/05)
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) will host the EarthStorm Weather Institute July 18-21 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. This free four-day workshop will give K-12 teachers an opportunity to investigate weather and improve their skills in preparing students to design and implement science fair projects.
For more information, see the EarthStorm website.
Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) Hosts 12th Annual Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)/Mesonet Science Fair (Posted 4/5/05)
Students look at science projects at the Oklahoma Climatological Survey science fair in February.
This year's best-of-show project on renewable energy.
The Oklahoma Climatological Survey (OCS) hosted its 12th annual Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)/Mesonet Science Fair in February 2005. Nearly 100 students from across the state of Oklahoma participated in the fair. The students were mentored by ARM and Mesonet Scientists during project preparation and were judged by ARM and Mesonet scientists and students during the fair itself. This year's upper-division winner incorporated input from ARM mentor scientists to improve her project, and it has since been accepted for the International Science Fair. This is the third straight year that a project from the OCS ARM/Mesonet Science Fair will appear at the International competition.
Education and Outreach Program Visits Schools in the Tropics (Posted 1/31/05)
A native islander is interviewed in his natural setting at Manus Island as part of the TWP kiosk development effort.
In September 2004, ACRF Education and Outreach staff spent 23 days at the Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) locale to develop stronger working relationships with educators and administrators at each of the TWP sites—Manus Island, Nauru Island, and Darwin, Australia. While there, new curriculum enrichment materials, including a teacher manual and student workbook entitled, My Climate, My Culture, were shared with local teachers and principals. Though initial feedback on the materials was very positive, in-depth reviews will be performed at each site to provide final comments to the Education and Outreach office before My Climate, My Culture will be published to the Education website.
During the visit to Darwin, Australia, Education and Outreach staff met with the education manager at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory to discuss the development and installation of an educational kiosk, one of the three being developed and funded by ACRF as a collaborative effort with the communities at each TWP location. The three new kiosks will focus on the effects of climate change and its impacts to the Tropical Western Pacific islanders. They will be similar in concept to the interactive kiosk that was successfully implemented and now on permanent display at the Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska. Education and Outreach staff will spend the next several months preparing for the upcoming kiosk installations at Darwin, Manus Island, and Nauru Island.
