Topics covered:

• Measurement of: wind, rain, snow, temperature, and humidity
• Causes and consequences of climate change
• How clouds, rain, and snow forms
• Interpretation of images from weather satellite and radars
• Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• Air quality
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Wind and solar power
• Using supercomputers to simulate the weather
• Educational and career opportunities in the Meteorology and Environmental Science

Activities include:

• Visit to the National Weather Service's Albany forecast office
• Lab experiments
• Weather analysis and forecasting
• Collect and analyze air quality data
• Measurement of campus microclimates
• Make your own weather in a rotating tank
• Make your own cloud in a bottle
• Televsion weather forecasting with a green screen
• Visit to a state-of-the art weather station
• Launching a weather balloon
• Visit to the Whiteface mountaintop weather observatory in the Adirondacks
• Campus tour and discussions about admissions and financial aid
• Student lead research projects and presentations