Scott W wrote:

Oh God! I've really done it now - the head of my daughters' primary
school wants me to go and talk to year 6 children about their weather
project - on the strength of my interest in the subject and that
parents keep asking about my weather station that recently went live
on the net. I've a few props - such as thermometers, rain gauge, an
old Oregon AWS, an old Meteosat Met Office image and rainfall of
England and Wales Met Office map.

I haven't agreed yet and am unsure if I have the authority to talk
about the subject - though I think they are looking for an amateur to
try and portray what sparked his interest in the subject - and
hopefully get kids interested too. Anyone on here done something
similar - tips gratefully received.

I did the same thing many moons ago. Much more traumatic than presenting a
paper at a professional conference. One thing I learned is that the kids live
in a very black and white world so be careful what you say. I was trying to
emphasise a point and said something like

"Look at the weather we have today ..............."

and immediately half of them got up and went to the windows to look out!

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.