 Students
got a glimpse into the life of a weather forecaster when
News 10's Chief Meteorologist Steve Caporizzo visited
Ms. Stahl's third-grade classroom on Feb. 27. Mrs. Vumbaco's
students were invited to the presentation as well, since
they are learning about weather throughout the school
year.
The
excited students were given a coloring/comic book called
"The Doppler Code" where three characters,
Nikki, Matt and Tyler, were on their way to the zoo when
the weather forecast called for rain. Their job, along
with Pinewood students, was to "crack the
Doppler Code" to find out what the weather was
really going to be like.
Caporizzo
talked about what he does on a daily basis to predict
the weather. Because of today's advanced technology, he
can look at satellites, gather information from weather
balloons, and use the Doppler Radar to quickly predict
the weather.
"Weather
is like a jigsaw puzzle," said Caporizzo.
"When you start putting the pieces together, you
start to see the picture of how the weather is going to
change."
Caporizzo
said that he started becoming interested in the weather
when he was in third-grade. He continued on to say that
if students are interested in becoming a meteorologist,
they should concentrate on getting good grades in
science, math, and English so that they will be able to
communicate with the public.
Each
student was also given a News 10 pencil and a personal
thermometer to track the temperature and wind chill.
Additionally, each class was given a rain gauge so that
they can track the rainfall at Pinewood and e-mail their
findings to Caporizzo.
Mrs.
Vumbaco's class presented a weather book that they
created called, "Our Weather Alphabet Book."
The students were really happy when Caporizzo
autographed the book for them.
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