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Videoconferencing with the Met Office

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?