Professor Weather Presentation Scores a Hit
with Science Teachers
Professor Weather (Photo by Greg Story) |
National Weather Service Southern Region Meteorologist
Dennis Cain, a.k.a. "Professor Weather", took his act to Dallas, Texas (March 31 - April 3) for the 53rd National Science Teachers Association Convention. More than 10,000 teachers from across the nation turned out for the event. Cain usually performs his weather-related tricks in classrooms to entertain and enlighten youngsters with his innovative approach to meteorology and weather safety education.
Some of the Professor's favorite "fun tricks" include the Eye Dropper & Cotton Ball, demonstrating the nature of cloudbursts; Tornado in a Bottle, showing the shape and motion of twisters; Toaster & Pinwheel, illustrating the manner in which the sun's heat and wind become the source of all the Earth's weather; the "Doppler Radar" flashlight; and finally, the Hair Dryer & Floating Ping Pong Ball, which demonstrates the dynamic relationship between air speed and pressure B always a big hit as youngsters laugh at the dancing ball and (at the same time) learn why airplanes don't fall out of the sky.
Cain also took the opportunity to remind the teachers of
JetStream, the Southern Region's online weather school. JetStream is designed to provide educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather with comprehensive, well-organized, colorfully illustrated curricula designed to help teach about the wonders and dangers that abound in the Earth's atmosphere. For more information on JetStream, visit:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream.
The Professor was one of four area National Weather Service employees invited to join their colleagues from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Headquarters to staff the NOAA exhibit. Also on hand to explain weather-related phenomenon and answer questions were
Greg Story,
Alana McCants and
Greg Waller of the NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center in Fort Worth.
BACK: SRH News
