Another Weather Assembly for RJO Fifth Graders

[February 9, 2001]  For the second year in a row, Meteorologist Victor Cassella from Brookhaven National Laboratory starred in an Assembly Program at the Ralph J Osgood School.  Fifth graders were treated to viewing of satellite pictures of hurricanes, and specifically, the Perfect Storm, and had a birds eye view of the eye of a hurricane! Students asked some interesting questions, like can a blizzard and a hurricane happen at the same time, and what is the most dangerous type of storm?  Mr. Cassella brought along an airvane (which costs about $30,000) and passed it around for students to see.  Other weather gathering equipment was demonstrated and the students heard about some very firece weather conditions from the past.  Some cool facts: the height of the snow on Long Island has not changed since the students parents were kids!; we've had more snow this year than the past few years; Long Island gets plenty of nor' easters; and Hurricane Gloria in 1960 had winds that reached 110 miles per hour!  It seemed that all the fifth graders enjoyed the program and learned more interesting facts about unusual weather.  Thanks again to Victor Cassella for a great program!  

BNL Meteorologist Speaks to 5th Graders

Thanks to LIMSAT, the fifth graders at the Ralph J. Osgood School, Kings Park, were treated to a special Assembly about the Weather!  Brookhaven National Laboratory Meteorologist Victor Cassella visited the school on March 24th at the invitation of LIMSAT - Kings Park Director of Operations Janet Tempel.  Cassella is a member of the Speakers Bureau at BNL and often does in-school presentations about BNL’s Meteorology Department and how weather data is tracked and recorded.  Bringing with him a number of cool pieces of equipment, like an anemometer, he captured the attention of the students as he described his job as a Meteorologist.  During his presentation, Cassella talked about Barometric Pressure, which is part of the weather report students give each morning using the LIMSAT Weather Station in the museum.  Here are some cool pictures on a hot topic.... the weather!  Thanks, Victor!

 Click to get THE BIG PICTURE for the first two shots