[NMScience] FW: Ed. Opportunity for Earth Science Students and Teachers

[Ellen Loehman]

Dear Earth Science (or equivalent) Teachers:

I'd like to invite your students to participate in our Free Sixth Annual
National Weather Forecasting and Earth Science Contest. Your students will
get a chance to compete against other teams from schools across the USA.
They will have a chance to win hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes . The
captain of last year's championship team, received an internship with the
National Weather Service.

In this correspondence, I've attached our flyer announcing that the 2008
contest begins on March 10, 2008. In addition, you will find a sign up sheet
for your students to enter the contest. The contest has become so popular in
many of our participating schools, that a lottery is used to choose the 5
members of the team.

Although the contest is limited to 5 students, the learning tools,
principles, and concepts derived from the contest can be easily adapted to
the classroom environment. For the last several years we have been assisting
teachers in changing the way that the weather and climate module is taught
in the classroom. Find out why an inquiry based methodology is extremely
effective for the teaching of earth science. In addition to weather and
climate, the contest also covers other earth science topics.

No purchases or special equipment are required. Through the use of existing
technology (readily available in all schools) , we can create a high
performance learning environment that overcomes the limitations of
textbooks. As a result, students are learning first hand that the atmosphere
and weather are not 2-D and static but a 4-D dynamic experience.

Please post the flyer and sign up sheet in the earth science classrooms at
your school. We hope that you will give your students an opportunity to have
a fun learning experience. Only one team per school is allowed. Every school
building however, in the district with earth science (or equivalent) can
have a participating team. Any assistance to help us spread the word would
be greatly appreciated.


Sincerely,
Richard Morris
Meteorologist & President
Weducation, Inc.

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