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Atmospheric Science is a college-level, project-based course presents the principles of meteorology with a focus on weather forecasting and climatology. Topics include atmospheric structure, radiation and energy imbalances, air pressure, humidity and atmospheric moisture, atmospheric stability, precipitation and cloud formation, circulation systems, severe weather, ocean currents and ocean transport, and climate change. Relying on their previous scientific knowledge and using real-time weather data, students develop a deeper understanding of the processes that govern atmospheric motion.
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Atmospheric Science Activities and Labs
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Atmospheric Science Projects and Rubrics
Wakelets (coming soon!)
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Projects
NPR Podcast Challenge
Relying on their previous scientific knowledge and using real-time weather data, students develop a deeper understanding of the processes that govern atmospheric motion. According to the NPR Website, the NPR Podcast Challenge asks participating students to take a topic, a lesson, or a unit they're learning about, and turn it into a podcast between three and twelve minutes long. This year, students wrote and produced podcasts that focused on global warming and climate change. Students focused on such diverse topics as the evolution of student's views on global warming over time; the current Covid-19 pandemic ties into the growth of an industrialized society; and the impact of global warming on public health.
This year's podcasts have been posted on SoundCloud.
Global Survey on Youth Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change
The students in the senior elective Atmospheric Science at Marymount School of New York hope to answer this question by conducting the first annual Global Survey on Youth Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change. The survey will seek to determine if teenagers believe global warming is naturally induced, human induced, or both, and to uncover what local and global evidence leads teenagers to conclude that the Earth’s average temperature is increasing (or not).
2018 Report Available on iTunes
2020 Report Coming Soon!
Your Weekend Weather
Weather forecasting is mainly concerned with the prediction of weather conditions in the future. There are a variety of approaches to weather forecasting, from simple observations of the sky to highly complex computerized mathematical models. While some may poke fun at weather forecasting, algorithms offer a key tool in the analysis of current weather data. In this chapter, the use of algorithms as a tool for forecasting will be discussed. While the government and private sectors may provide forecasts for public information and for profit, respectively, students in the senior elective, Atmospheric Science, use algorithms to research, write, film and produce a weekend weather forecast. The forecasting project serves as a mechanism by which students apply the forecasting skills they learn in class to real-world scenarios and as a means by which students receive authentic feedback on their work. This chapter outlines this innovative project.
Sandy Stories
Superstorm Sandy dealt a devastating blow to the New York City area in late October 2012. In fall 2013 students in the senior elective, Atmospheric Science, reflected upon the experience of Sandy by sharing the stories of members of the School community who were profoundly and adversely affected by Sandy. Sensitive to the raw, lingering emotions surrounding the event, the students thoughtfully curated video, images, and written testimony in iBooks Author. The resulting book is Sandy Stories. All profits from the sale of the book are donated to Catholic Relief Services.
Sandy Stories is available on iTunes
Relying on their previous scientific knowledge and using real-time weather data, students develop a deeper understanding of the processes that govern atmospheric motion. According to the NPR Website, the NPR Podcast Challenge asks participating students to take a topic, a lesson, or a unit they're learning about, and turn it into a podcast between three and twelve minutes long. This year, students wrote and produced podcasts that focused on global warming and climate change. Students focused on such diverse topics as the evolution of student's views on global warming over time; the current Covid-19 pandemic ties into the growth of an industrialized society; and the impact of global warming on public health.
This year's podcasts have been posted on SoundCloud.
Global Survey on Youth Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change
The students in the senior elective Atmospheric Science at Marymount School of New York hope to answer this question by conducting the first annual Global Survey on Youth Perspectives on Global Warming and Climate Change. The survey will seek to determine if teenagers believe global warming is naturally induced, human induced, or both, and to uncover what local and global evidence leads teenagers to conclude that the Earth’s average temperature is increasing (or not).
2018 Report Available on iTunes
2020 Report Coming Soon!
Your Weekend Weather
Weather forecasting is mainly concerned with the prediction of weather conditions in the future. There are a variety of approaches to weather forecasting, from simple observations of the sky to highly complex computerized mathematical models. While some may poke fun at weather forecasting, algorithms offer a key tool in the analysis of current weather data. In this chapter, the use of algorithms as a tool for forecasting will be discussed. While the government and private sectors may provide forecasts for public information and for profit, respectively, students in the senior elective, Atmospheric Science, use algorithms to research, write, film and produce a weekend weather forecast. The forecasting project serves as a mechanism by which students apply the forecasting skills they learn in class to real-world scenarios and as a means by which students receive authentic feedback on their work. This chapter outlines this innovative project.
Sandy Stories
Superstorm Sandy dealt a devastating blow to the New York City area in late October 2012. In fall 2013 students in the senior elective, Atmospheric Science, reflected upon the experience of Sandy by sharing the stories of members of the School community who were profoundly and adversely affected by Sandy. Sensitive to the raw, lingering emotions surrounding the event, the students thoughtfully curated video, images, and written testimony in iBooks Author. The resulting book is Sandy Stories. All profits from the sale of the book are donated to Catholic Relief Services.
Sandy Stories is available on iTunes