Informal Small Group Learning and Interactivity: Taking Risks and Breaking Down Walls - by Steve Ackerman Example Student Questions What is the real name for heat lightning? Can some weather systems get stuck in a valley? How can you have a large storm with tornadoes but no thunder and lightning? What is El Nino/La Nina? Why does it get still before a tornado? Why are thunder and lightning rare in a snowstorm? Why do hurricanes need warm water? Why do storms affect wave size? How high are the upper levels? How can you predict weather by knowing the pressure? Is there something special about Bob Lindmeier's Four-Degree Guarantee? What is Doppler radar? Why is Wisconsin cold? What is the largest snowflake on record and how can that be documented? How will you know when hail will occur? What is the jetstream? What is pressure/temperature/wind/precipitation /humidity/dewpoint? When air is lifted, why does its temperature drop? Air is usually more humid near a body of water, but why is relative humidity low on the West Coast when it is right next to the Pacific Ocean? If it's cold outside and you have glasses on, why do they fog when you come inside? If it's winter and you are inside where it is 70 degrees, why is it drier than in summer when air is 70 degrees? What is a mirage? Why do weather systems move from west to east across the United States but hurricanes move east to west? Tell me more about this activity: Student Questions Guide the Course A general description Some advice and reflections on this activity Why I like this activity Example Student Questions Course Outline More about Steve Ackerman

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