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High School Meteorology Honors

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Suggested Prerequisites

Earth Space Science

Description

This interdisciplinary science course covers the fundamentals of meteorology, emphasizing the physical and chemical processes that control Earth’s weather and climate. Course topics include solar energy, atmospheric and oceanic movement, and energy transfer. Students will study and practice weather prediction using technology, data and models. In addition, students will learn the forces behind the formation of severe weather events. The course will cover the history of Earth’s climate and the practices and tools used to study meteorology as well as the forces behind fluctuations in the Earth’s weather and climate over time such as Milankovich Cycles, and ice ages. Students have the opportunity to access real-world empirical data to study weather patterns both globally and locally, model the processes that impact changes using basic mathematical expressions, graphing and statistics, and test the relationship between predictions and observations. The course also includes opportunities to practice science literacy by teaching from a range of complex texts that vary in length, and feature empirical evidence. Students will also be provided extensive research and writing opportunities (claims and evidence).

Module One: Weather on Earth

-Introduction to Meteorology

-Earth's Atmosphere

-Atmospheric Pressure/Air Masses and Fronts

-The Water Cycle

-Atmospheric Moisture and Humidity


Module Two: Measuring and Predicting Weather

-Measuring Weather

-Tracking Weather Conditions

-Weather Forecasting

-Weather Satellites


Module Three: Severe Weather

-Introduction to Severe Weather

-Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

-Lightning

-Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

-Extreme Heat and Drought

-Winter Storms and Windchill


Module Four: Solar Energy

-Space Weather

-Solar Radiation

-Albedo and Feedback

-Radiation and Planets

-Space and Technology


Module Five: Energy Balance

-Heat Transfer in the Earth System

-Urban Heat Islands

-Earth's Atmosphere and the Greenhouse Effect

-Explaining the Greenhouse Effect

-Modeling the Greenhouse Effect

 

Module Six: Atmosphere and the Oceans

-Atmospheric Circulation

-Global Winds

-Ocean Surface Circulation

-Deep Water Circulation

-El Nino and La Nina

-The Oceans and the Carbon Cycle


Module Seven: Atmosphere and Agriculture

-Introduction to Agrometeorology

-Agricultural Observations and Instruments

-Meteorological Variables in Agriculture

-Climate and Soil Composition

-Agriculture in a Changing Climate

-Sustainable Land Use


Module Eight: Weather over Time

-Global Climate

-Natural Climate Variability

-Collecting Data From the Past

-Climate Close Up

-Little Ice Age


Module Nine: Impacts of Changes in Weather and Climate

-Earth's Climate Story

-Carbon and Climate

-Climate Change and Food Webs

-Resources

-Climate Impacts on Local Weather

-Weather, Climate, and Public Health

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Our NCAA approved courses are updated often. Please visit the NCAA Eligibility Center and use our school code to see all current eligible courses. The FlexPoint Virtual School NCAA High School code is: 850171 

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