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Real and Virtual Field Trips in Earth & Atmospheric Science Courses for Undergraduates
SHERRY D. OAKS, Ph.D.
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
COLORADO'S CHANGING ENERGY PORTFOLIO
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
14-15 NOVEMBER 2015
Real and Virtual Field TripsDownloadable 3-D contentUpdated data sets
NOAA Science on a SphereFiske PlanetariumUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Real and Virtual Field Trips
NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecasting Office (WFO, top)
o Robert Glancy, WFO Warning Coordinating Meteorologist
NOAA/NCAR Cooperative Climate Weather Station (NCAR, right) o Matt Kelsh, Hydrometeorologist, NCAR-COMET
Real and Virtual Field TripsOnline access to real-time data from National Weather Service, NCAR, and NASA
NOAA NWS: www.weather.gov
NASA: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
Real-Time Imagery and Datawww.weather.gov
NCAR RAL:http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/
Visits to local broadcast weather stations:Marty Coniglio, Meteorologist, KUSA Weather Mike Nelson, Chief Meteorologist, KMGH Weather
Direct students to high quality blog siteso Data rich o Neutral content
o No/minimal political biaso Civil discussion of multiple
data interpretations
Weather Underground: www.wunderground.com
Real Climate:http://realclimate.org/
Climate Central:http://climatecentral.org/news
ENSO blog: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/department/8443/all
High quality blogs have:
o Various bloggers on siteo Diverse viewpoints
o Respected researcherso Experienced analystso Credibility within scientific
community
Help with discernment
Students may have concerns about a blog because:o Some blogs may contain controversial
interpretations of datao Subtle or unconscious biaso Deliberate biaso Lack of collegiality
Citizen Science opportunities
CoCoRaHS:http://www.cocorahs.org/
Old Weather: http://www.oldweather.org/
Discernment with climate science
Engage students with field experienceso Cloud watchingo Storm chasingo Geological evidence
o Pictured: Ash fall from Yellowstone eruptionin arkosic sandstone at NCAR (Boulder, CO)
Analyze observed and virtual data thoughtfullyo Field data o Satellite datao Journal articleso Blog posts
o Assess quality and expertiseo Controversial interpretations of data
Participate in Citizen Science
Questions? Comments?
Contact me at:[email protected]@gmail.com303-579-8900
Sundog over UtahCredit: Stan Schmidt, Western Governors University(with permission)
Image Permissions: o Unless noted otherwise, all photographs by S.D. Oakso All students pictured have signed releases for photographs to be
used for educational presentations
De facto permissions are provided by:o NOAA/UCAR scientists and public outreach/education personnel o Broadcast meteorologists
Please do not use the above images without contacting the author for permission to use.