A Growing Interest in Meteorology

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Course Outline

  1. Childhood Fear and Weather Studies
  2. Growing Interest in Weather
  3. Choosing a Meteorology Career
  4. The Lake Chelan Storms
  5. Pursuing Atmospheric Sciences

1. Childhood Fear and Weather Studies

★ Must-know

  • In second grade, a weather study unit culminated in a play called The Weather Show, which the narrator says sparked an interest in weather and reduced their fear.

Further detail

  • As a young child, the narrator feared thunderstorms, especially during family holidays at Lake Chelan in Washington State.

Memory Hook

Thunderstorms shift from feared noise to a subject of study

2. Growing Interest in Weather

Essential Points

  • The narrator's parents noticed the growing interest and began buying weather books at book fairs.

3. Choosing a Meteorology Career

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Meteorologist: Someone who studies the weather.

★ Must-know

  • In eighth grade, the narrator decided to become a meteorologist.

Further detail

  • Throughout high school, the narrator took classes believed to be useful for earning a degree in meteorology.

4. The Lake Chelan Storms

  • In August 2013, the narrator witnessed a prolonged lightning storm during a family vacation at Lake Chelan.
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1. What effect did the second-grade weather study unit and its concluding play, The Weather Show, have on the narrator?

2. Which experience was associated with the narrator’s childhood fear of thunderstorms?

3. How did the narrator’s parents respond as the narrator’s interest in weather grew?

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What play concluded the narrator’s second-grade weather study unit?

The Weather Show.

What effects did The Weather Show have on the narrator?

It sparked an interest in weather and reduced their fear.

What does a meteorologist study?

The weather.

In which grade did the narrator decide to become a meteorologist?

Eighth grade.

In which month and year did the narrator witness the Lake Chelan lightning storm?

August 2013.

What did the narrator witness during a family vacation at Lake Chelan?

A prolonged lightning storm.

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