PROJECT WEATHER
Project Weather: Spectrum Bay News 9 announces 2024 winners
A $1,000 check will be awarded to six high school seniors in public, private or parochial schools who excel in science.
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Spectrum Bay News 9 Project Weather is made up of interactive educational resources to help prepare students for the future. Students will need skills in science, technology, engineering or math for 80 percent of jobs in the next 10 years. Therefore, educating kids about weather sciences is the perfect subject for the Spectrum Bay News 9 Weather Experts!
Spectrum Bay News 9 distributes science kits to public school sixth-grade science teachers in the Tampa Bay area. These kits include:
Private school and Homeschool teachers in the Spectrum Bay News 9 viewing area can call 1-727-329-2300 to get a free kit while supplies last.
Spectrum Bay News 9 is proud to present the Project Weather Scholarship Contest. A $1,000 check will be awarded to seven high school seniors in public, private or parochial schools who excel in science.
The $1,000 check will be presented at Spectrum Bay News 9. The scholarship is granted as a part of Bay News 9's commitment to educating children about science and weather.
Each eligible student will be asked to provide the following:
Information and application form for the 2025 Project Weather Scholarship Contest available below:
A $1,000 check will be awarded to six high school seniors in public, private or parochial schools who excel in science.
Every Wednesday between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., for 30 minutes a Spectrum Bay News 9 Meteorologist gives students a chance to ask their weather questions in a live video conference with your class. Reach out to Tina Snyder, Marketing Coordinator at tina.snyder@charter.com.
Spectrum Bay News 9 is your resource for science-related educational materials pefect for use by public, private and homeschool teachers. Even Cub Scout Leaders and Girl Scout Leaders can use these materials as resources for badge requirements.
Does your school produce a morning news program? Create a professional look by using one of the Spectrum Bay News 9 school news weather backgrounds povided here. WEATHER MAPS
We developed the Project Weather Activity Book to answer common weather-related questions and turn them into fun, educational puzzles for kids.
They are given out at hurricane expos and weather related events.
Spectrum Bay News 9 viewers can call 727-329-2300 to receive a free copy.
The Project Weather Preschool Book introduces weather words and concepts for preschool age children (3+) and are designed for parents to work together with their children.
These books are distributed to public libraries and preschools and are given out at community eents. Libraries, preschools or viewers can call 727-329-2300 to receive free books while supplies last.
Floods are responsible for nearly 75 percent of presidentially declared disaster areas.
Tornadoes are one of the most violent and destructive forces on Earth reaching speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour.
Frost can be seen in Florida nearly every winter. It forms when temperatures fall near or below freezing.
A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from.
Barometers can detect if the air pressure is rising or sinking.
Knowing the air temperature is very important. It is an important part of weather forecasting. Temperature also controls what people wear year round.
Rain gauges provide an exact measure and ground confirmation of specific weather events - one of many reasons they are important to forecasting.
Learn about the water cycle in this edition of Project Weather School.
Learn about cold fronts and thunderstorms in this edition of Project Weather School.
Pressure means everything when it comes to forecasting weather and learning about global patterns.
Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather.
Florida is no stranger to rain and during the summer months, Florida receives more rain on average than any other state.
Hail is often associated with thunderstorms but not just any thunderstorm. Learn more in this week's Project Weather School!
Hurricanes happen each year in the Atlantic and they can be the most powerful and destructive storms on Earth.
Great Explorations Children's Museum is Tampa Bay's first children's museum supporting a safe, hands on practical learning environment.
Bay News 9 Project Weather is at the Great Explorations Children's Museum in St. Petersburg!
Kids can play with and learn about the water cycle. Plus they can put on a Bay News 9 blazer and get in front of the chroma key wall to report the news while others watch -them on the tv monitor.
The museum is located at 1925 Fourth Street North with plenty of free parking. You can also book birthday parties at the museum. Call 727-821-8992.
Florida Children's Museum in Lakeland is home to a replica of a working TV news station. Complete with anchor desk, weather maps and camera, children can put on a Bay News 9 blazer and re-enact severe weather news situations.
Brought to the museum by Bay News 9, the exhibit provides hands-on learning for children and their families.
The museum is located at 109 North Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland. Host your birthday party at the greatest place in town. 863-687-3869
Bay News 9 Rain or Shine!
The Glazer Children's Museum in downtown Tampa is a fun-filled learning adventure. The mission of the museum is to create learning environments where children play, discover and connect to the world around them to develop as lifelong learners and leaders.
The Bay News 9 Rain or Shine exhibit does just that. Kids can make it rain, lightning and thunder, while learning about weather and the weather cycle.
The museum is located 1t 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza in Tampa. You can also book Birthday Parties with the museum. Hourly parking is available in the Poe Garage at Ashley and Cass Streets. The musem can be reached at 813-443-3861.
At the Clearwater Aquarium, find out how Bay News 9 was part of the movies Dolphin Tale and its sequel Dolphin Tale 2!
The land has received interest in becoming a multitude of things like a pickleball facility or restaurants.
Pinellas County is working on the Sand Key Beach project but lacks more than a hundred signatures from property owners.
The Tampa Downtown Partnership teamed up with Tampa Tunes to place seven different pianos throughout downtown for National Music Month.
She is a trichologist who provides free advanced care not covered by the VA.
Neighbors say there is speeding on Scotland Drive in the Greenbriar neighborhood.
Author Rick Cutts is shooting his film, titled ‘Stratagem’ in and around Lakeland.
