The purpose of this course is to provide the middle school teacher with: a thorough understanding of several key concepts and processes of meteorology; the ability to effectively present meteorology topics that are appropriate for the middle school science classroom; the tools necessary to develop inquiry based lessons for the classroom.

Instructors

Frank Colby, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Environmental Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
frank_colby@uml.edu

Thomas Vaughn
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Environmental Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
tvaughn17@comcast.net

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