Secondary Booklet 2013 full version 3.7 FINAL as at 3 Jun 13 ... - LGfL
Secondary Booklet 2013 full version 3.7 FINAL as at 3 Jun 13 ... - LGfL
Secondary Booklet 2013 full version 3.7 FINAL as at 3 Jun 13 ... - LGfL
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Geography<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional We<strong>at</strong>her St<strong>at</strong>ions – online<br />
The <strong>LGfL</strong> we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion network is the densest online we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion network in the world.<br />
www.we<strong>at</strong>her.lgfl.net<br />
D<strong>at</strong>a is being captured every minute of every<br />
day providing an excellent resource for<br />
numerous learning contexts including<br />
m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical investig<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
With we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ions across London and the<br />
UK, schools can track we<strong>at</strong>her systems across<br />
the region <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> contr<strong>as</strong>ting inner and<br />
outer city conditions.<br />
The <strong>LGfL</strong> We<strong>at</strong>her St<strong>at</strong>ion network is<br />
managed in partnership with Imperial College<br />
and The Royal Meteorological Society.<br />
We<strong>at</strong>her St<strong>at</strong>ions Curriculum Resources<br />
The <strong>LGfL</strong> We<strong>at</strong>her St<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
curriculum m<strong>at</strong>erial fe<strong>at</strong>ures<br />
Professor Ralph Toumi of Imperial<br />
College dismantling an <strong>LGfL</strong><br />
autom<strong>at</strong>ic network we<strong>at</strong>her<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion, and explains the difference<br />
between how we<strong>at</strong>her is recorded<br />
today, compared to more<br />
traditional techniques.<br />
The learning resources fe<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
embedded video explan<strong>at</strong>ions for<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hs, Science and Geography for<br />
Key stages 2 to 4.<br />
This evolving resource now also fe<strong>at</strong>ures<br />
Geoff Jenkins, formally of the Met Office,<br />
discussing the <strong>LGfL</strong> we<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
maintenance programme and explains the<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ional factors th<strong>at</strong> can influence the<br />
d<strong>at</strong>a collected from the various loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
across London and beyond.<br />
‘The <strong>LGfL</strong> We<strong>at</strong>her st<strong>at</strong>ion curriculum resources are<br />
simple, e<strong>as</strong>y to use, accur<strong>at</strong>e, curriculum linked<br />
resources which encourage schools to make use of<br />
the one fieldwork resource th<strong>at</strong> is available to every<br />
school, every day – the we<strong>at</strong>her.’<br />
Dr. Sylvia Knight FRMetS, Head of Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Services<br />
and Continuing Learning, Royal Meteorological<br />
Society<br />
www.we<strong>at</strong>herst<strong>at</strong>ions.lgfl.net<br />
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