PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Available at the school district-level only! Because districts, however, vary so much in size and composition, pricing is not provided here but will gladly be provided available upon request.

SIGNATURE WORKSHOP.

WILL IT GET TOO WARM in the CAR for LUCKY? An Introduction to the Big Ideas in Weather and Climate for Elementary School Teachers and Their Students

LUCKY

Copyright © Amy Lilienfeld 2021

According to the National Safety Transportation Board when it is only 60 degrees outside the inside of a car can become too warm for children or pets. Building upon this phenomenon, i.e., that temperatures inside a car can become much higher than those outside this intriguing workshop builds in complexity to track the fascinating cascade of events associated with the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun. These include changes in “sun angle”, i.e., the height of the sun in the sky at noon, which is related to the Figure 8 diagram on globe shown below. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF THE DIAGRAM IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?

Photo by Amy Lilienfeld 2018

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This diagram, an ANALEMMA, shows the latitude at which the sun is DIRECTLY overhead at noon on any day of the year. It is probably one of the most important diagrams in Earth Science because this migration triggers a complex cascade of events that help explain several aspects of daily weather as well as world climates, including patterns of temperature, cloudiness and precipitation.

This workshop will be an excellent refresher as well as chock full of new information. It will also include handouts of several hands-on activities for students involving data. Highly relevant for those teaching weather and climate in 3rd grades through middle school —as well as any materials related to the water cycle, including phase changes of water.

DURATION 2.5 HOURS, WORTH 2.5 CEUs or SCECHES