Thank you for showing an interest in our programme of educational video conferences.
We have now filled all 15 available video conference slots.
| Videoconferences | |
|---|---|
| Day | Date |
| Tuesday | 14 October 2008 |
| Wednesday | 5 November 2008 |
| Wednesday | 19 November 2008 |
| Thursday | 22 January 2009 |
| Tuesday | 3 February 2009 |
| Wednesday | 25 February 2009 |
After reading the programme information below, if you would like your school to be placed on a reserve list, please e-mail us, providing the following information.
- Your contact details, including the name of your school
- Your preferred date and time you would like the video conference to start
- The videoconference reference code
We will hold your details on file during this year's programme and contact you, should a slot become available.
Thank you,
Paul Gross
Education Services Manager
| Videoconference subjects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Videoconference reference code | Age-appropriate content including... | ||||
| KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS5 | ||
| Weather | WX1 | WX2 | WX3 | WX4 | Water cycle, clouds, rain, snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunder and lightning, weather extremes. | |
| Climate change | CC2 | CC3 | CC4 | CC5 | The evidence surrounding the science of climate change and the possible impacts around the world. | |
| Weather forecasting | WF3 | WF4 | WF5 | Could you live a day, a week or even a month without knowing what the weather will do? Important decisions are often made based on a weather forecast. In this discussion, a senior forecaster will take a look at how a wide range of forecasts are produced. | ||
| Tropical cyclones | TC4 | TC5 | What are they? How and where do they form? How do they get their names? What's the difference between a hurricane, a cyclone and a typhoon? Do they ever affect the UK? How do we forecast them? Are we getting more as a result of climate change? | |||