Madison Chapter of the AMS Initiative to Enhance Weather Education in Area Schools

An initiative to enhance pre-college weather eduction was undertaken in 1990 by the Madison AMS chapter. A detailed survey was sent to selected science teachers in the Madison area to determine the needs of the schools. Based on the results of the survey, an education committee recommended a mix of items to be purchased for use by the teachers. Funding for the education initiative was provided through profits from the sale of a local weather calendar. The committee viewed and evaluated educational software, audiovisual materials and other items. The purchase of selected materials was approved by the AMS chapter. Purchased materials and additional information were distributed to educators in a workshop which allowed discussion and testing of software.