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S'COOL E-note May, 2008

Greetings from the S'COOL Team! Welcome to Issue #26 of the S'COOL E-note.

This month's E-note includes:

1. Featured lesson for this month
2. Website feature of the month
3. Satellite Matching Emails

1. Featured lesson for this month
   

   For a creative way to review the weather unit or to clarify weather misconceptions, take a few minutes to look at the lesson "Weather Myths" contributed by Karen Hooker, Williamsburg, VA. Students read a myth related to weather then write a myth of their own. Be creative!

2. Website feature of the month
   

   Have you noticed the new "Message of the Month" on the front page of the S'COOL site? If you click on the link, you will see that a new "Roving Observer" section of the S'COOL project site has been added! You may now make and contribute cloud observations while traveling!
   
   The Roving Observer site provides all the information needed to make and report a cloud observation at a non-permanent (i.e., roving) observation site. The idea was first suggested by former S'COOL team member, Carolyn Green, who noticed that many families visited campsites around the country, and might be interested in observing clouds from a variety of locations.
   
   We welcome observations from any interested observers, especially from places where official weather observations are few and far between.
   
   For permanent, school or museum-based observation sites, follow the regular observation procedure using your login and password.

3. Satellite Matching Emails
   

   The satellite data processing is now caught up to the present time. If you submitted a ground observation within 15 minutes of the satellite overpass time, you should be receiving satellite matching emails about 1 week post observation. If you are not receiving these emails, please contact us so that we may fix the problem.