weather forecast competition

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From: wendy derjue-holzer (wendyd@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Oct 01 2003 - 12:48:05 PDT 

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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:48:05 -0700
From: wendy derjue-holzer <wendyd@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: weather forecast competition

>Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:44:14 -0400
>Reply-To: Informal Science Education Network
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>From: Karen Elinich <kelinich@FI.EDU>
>Subject: 2003 Flight Forecast
>
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>TEACHERS, SIGN UP YOUR STUDENTS NOW FOR THE WEATHER CONTEST OF THE CENTURY!
>
>Students Forecasting Weather for Dec. 17th Flight Re-creation at Kill Devil
>Hills, NC
>Contact: Julie Breissinger (804.675.8167), Christian Markow (804.675.8153)
>
>WHAT: Starting September 25, students in grades K-12 are being challenged
>to predict what the weather conditions at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., will be
>on Dec. 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first
>powered flight. On that day, man will attempt to recreate that first flight
>in the most accurate reproduction of the 1903 flyer ever built.
>
>WHO: The 2003 Flight Forecast program is a national contest developed by
>the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission and The Franklin Institute Science
>Museum. It provides teachers with fun and interactive activities and
>historical weather data that students can analyze as a basis for predicting
>the weather at Wright Brothers National Memorial on Dec. 17, 2003. All of
>the activities align with the National Science Education Standards, the
>National Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, or some
>combination of both.
>
>WHY: Media around the world will be covering the attempt to re-create the
>first flight. This contest gives students a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be
>part of history. Additionally, the event gives students an exciting way to
>apply and learn theories of mathematics and science to a real-life situation.
>
>HOW: Teachers are asked to go online to www.centennialofflight.gov to
>register their classes between September 25 and November 3 to participate
>in the program. Once on the Web site, teachers will also find activities
>and information to help their students explore aviation and meteorology.
>
>MORE DETAILS: Forecasts will be collected in three grade groupings, K-4,
>5-8 and 9-12, with the complexity of the forecast increasing at the higher
>grade levels. Forecasts must be submitted online no later than Nov. 17,
>2003, and prizes will be awarded for the most accurate forecasters within
>each grade group.
>
>The 2003 Flight Forecast program is a part of the national Centennial of
>Flight: Born of Dreams – Inspired by Freedom campaign coordinated by the
>U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission in honor of the 100th anniversary of
>the Wright brothers’ first powered flight. Additional educational materials
>and resources related to the history of flight are available at
>www.centennialofflight.gov/user/edu.htm. Teacher questions about the 2003
>Flight Forecast program can be sent to: forecast@www.fi.edu.
>
>The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission was created by Congress to expand
>national and international interest in the commemoration of the centennial
>of powered flight. The Commission is coordinating a national outreach
>campaign and advising the President, Congress and federal agencies on the
>most effective ways to encourage and promote national and international
>participation in 2003. Its members include the director of the National Air
>and Space Museum, the administrators of NASA and the FAA, the presidents of
>the Experimental Aircraft Association and First Flight Centennial
>Foundation of North Carolina, and the chairman of Inventing Flight: Dayton
>2003.
>
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