Aims and Objectives
The intention of MetLinkInternational
is that participants will:
• use the internet to enhance weather
studies;
• record weather data daily over a period of two or
three weeks;
• use the internet to exchange the data with others;
• develop weather projects, plot graphs and compare
results with others;
• encourage their students to write articles about
weather events.
A feature of the project
is that weather reviews are provided daily on weekdays (Monday
to Friday, inclusive) and reference is made in them to weather
observations made by MetLink participants. Reference is also
made to weather charts, satellite images and weather web-cams.
In general terms, the aims are that
the project will:
• arouse and sustain interest
in meteorology as a field of study;
• help develop the basic observing and instrument
skills of participants;
• provide an interesting learning vehicle for the
development of basic skills in ICT (Information and Communication
Technology).
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The objectives are that participants
will become able to:
• observe and record weather
systematically;
• present weather data by appropriate statistical means;
• account for differences of weather from place to place
in terms of latitude, distance from the sea, altitude and
other factors;
• account for weather phenomena in terms of the processes
involved.
More specifically, the meteorological
aims of the project are to:
• improve individuals’
abilities to collect and record weather data;
• appreciate weather differences from region to region;
• understand the reasons for the differences.
The long-term benefits of MetLinkInternational
are seen as:
• a wider interest in the
teaching of meteorological topics at both primary and secondary
levels;
• a greater awareness of, and enthusiasm for, meteorology
as a science-based subject;
• the recognition of meteorology as one of the few fields
of study that can embrace the full scope of experimental method,
scientific analysis and interactive ICT skills in an engaging
way;
• the acquisition of a meteorological information and
data resource which will be of value long after the project
has ended.
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