CLASS WAS MOST INTRIGUING AND INTERESTING TODAY!!!!
TODAY WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT FROM MS.ALI FROM THE MET OFFICE, THIS WAS MOST ENJOYABLE AS SHE SHOWED US MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AS ASSOCIATED WITH WEATHER PATTERN, SYMBOLS OF WEATHER, RAINFALL AND MUCH MORE.
THIS CLASS WAS SO ENTERTAINING AS SHE TOOK THE TIME TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS THINGS LEARNT WHEN PREDICTING THE WEATHER AND ALSO TO MY KNOWLEDGE I LEARNED THAT THE MANY PEOPLE ON THE TELEVISION DO NOTHING POINT AND LOOK, I HAD WITNESSED IT THUS EVALUATING WHAT THEY REALLY DO. THE USE OF DOING AND LEARNING ABOUT SYNOPTIC CHARTS WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US IN TERMS OF TEACHING OUR STUDENTS.
WHEN WE LEARNT ABOUT WINDS WE HAD LEARNT VERY MUCH AS IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO PREDICT AND LEARN ABOUT WINDS.
I LEARNED MANY NEW TERMS AS A TROUGH, CERTAIN THINGS I DID NOT KNOW AND WOULD HELP STUDENTS TO LEARN OF IN TIME TO COME.
THE USE OF THE MAPS MADE EM UNDERSTAND FULLY THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PEOPLES DIFFERENT JOBS AT THE MET OFFICE, THEY MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE ONE OF WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE DAY AS WELL.
THIS VISIT WAS ALSO INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE AS WE VISITED A FIRSTS 0STATION WHILE GOING TO THE MET OFFICE, I SAW ONE OF GREAT LOVES "THE COMPUTER", THIS STATION WAS FULL OF THEM SO I DECIDED TO ENQUIRE OF THE JOB REQUIREMENTS TO WORK THERE. THIS EXCITED ME EVEN MORE AS I WAS TRULY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. MS ALI TRULY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS JOB AND MUCH MORE.
THIS CLASS WAS MOST INTERESTING AND WAS OF VALUED IMPORTANCE.
i can just imagine how exciting class was. I have done weather mapping when i did A levels and it entails quite a number of activities before a prediction can be made and yes some weather forecasters dont know what they are saying. Thats why I look at the weather in TV 6, Yogita actually works in the Met office. I will bring one of my old workbork on synoptic charts.
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ReplyDeleteRebecca, I can understand why you wrote this entire post in capitals! The card was very interesting. It was so wonderful that Mrs. Ali volunteered to come to our class. It was an exciting event for us all.
ReplyDeleteStill, I wish you to deepen your reflections by answering the following questions: How did this lesson help you to understand yourself and others? What biases, stereotypes, preconceptions, and assumptions did you have? How were they changed by this lesson? What changes will you make to ensure your self-learning and self-development in the future?
Looking forward to reading your responses.