| Meteorologist Badge |
Darren Dowling |
| The requirements for the Meteorologist badge can
be found in Troop Essentials and as part of the Cub Scout program.
Often thought to be a 'difficult' badge to teach for the
non specialist, it really isnt as difficult as you might think.
The basics are quite easy to grasp and there are some good
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| Book Reviews |
Darren Dowling |
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| Weather
Resources |
Darren Dowling |
| Having taught the badge several times now
to my Scouts I have acquired a box of weather resources.
I mainly rely on the use of the worksheets I have created,
which are colour printed and laminated. Each Scout gets a
copy of the Information Pack early on and uses it as a basis
for the work each week.
I have a number of posters and weather books that I use to
aid teaching along with some excellent programs that I can
use on my laptop.
These are supplemented by work that they do at home and information
that they collect themselves.
They have to make their weather instrument at home and bring
it in and they have to keep a record of the weather for two
weeks using chart in their Information Pack. This can easily
be checked by downloading the weather records from the Met
Office.
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| Information
Pack |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Information Pack-
[1361k]
Everything you need to know in order to pass your badge
in one handy pack
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| Test Pack |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Test Pack-
[64k]
Twelve pages of multiple choice questions on each section
contained in the Information Pack
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| Weather
Fronts |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Weather Fronts -
[1072k]
A set of four sheets showing all you need to know about
weather fronts
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| Clouds |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Clouds-
[428k]
A set of four sheets showing types of clouds and their classification
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| Weather
Symbols |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Weather Symbols-
[96k]
A single sheet that shows all the main weather symbols and
how to interpret them.
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| Flashcards |
Darren Dowling |
Meteorologist Badge - Flashcards-
[1132k]
A set of nearly one hundred flashcards showing five examples
of each type of cloud and some common symbols
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| Weather
Station |
Darren Dowling |
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Misc. Review
Weather Station
Henderson Publishing
ISBN 1-86208-220-0
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| A good addition for any leader. Is actually
a mini pack of activities along with a good book which outlines
the basics very clearly. Includes some weather symbols and
charts as well some instrument ideas. |
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| Aid
Cadet Training Handbook - Book 6b |
Darren Dowling |
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Air Cadet Training Handbook
Book 6b
Meteorology
Headquarters Air Cadets
December 1984
ACP 36B
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| Actually quite clearly written with some of
the best descriptions and diagrams. |
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| A
Colour Guide to Clouds |
Darren Dowling |
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| Quite simply outstanding. A perfect choice
for those who want to show what different clouds look like
as well as learning all about how they form and other details. |
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| Collins
Gem Weather |
Darren Dowling |
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| A must have. This little gem contains everything
you can ever need to know to teach the badge. Worth every
penny. |
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| The
Observer's Book of Weather |
Darren Dowling |
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The Observer's Book of Weather
Reginald M Lester
Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd
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| An old book but still has some useful bits
and bobs hidden away in the text. Can be hard going in places
for the casual Meteorologist though. |
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| Teach
Yourself Weather |
Darren Dowling |
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| An excellent book. Perhaps one of the better
ones for the leader to read before they take the badge. A
few cold nights in with this book should be enough to teach
you the basics (and the advanced stuff if required) needed
to teach the badge confidently. |
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| Weather |
Darren Dowling |
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| Dorling Kindersley books rarely fail to please.
This large book is very clearly laid out and contains a wide
variety of information and ideas. |
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