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Lectures on Weather & Climate
"Sun, Sun, Without the Sun, There is No Weather Fun!"
Ask any of Cameron Craig's past or present Weather & Climate students what the course motto is and you will quickly hear the famous rhyme, "Sun, Sun, Without the Sun, There is No Weather Fun!" Craig created the spontaneous rhyme during a lecture back in 2006 that is used to explain the essence of the entire semester of Weather & Climate. His rhyme has now become the title of a traditional style video lecture series to allow students to revisit difficult concepts.
Standing in front of a chalkboard Craig engages the viewer in joining him in drawing the diagrams so that the concepts are remembered. Analogies that students can relate to are the key component of his teaching style so that students can enjoy science.
The series continues to be posted here so that young students and the young at heart can enjoy learning about the wonderful world of Weather & Climate.
Visit Vimeo.com to watch the video series and learn how fun Weather is With the Sun! |
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Classroom Essays
"April 25-27, 2011 Tornado Outbreak"
Melissa Watson, undergraduate geography major, explains the daily meteorological conditions that led up to the tornado outbreak of April 25-27, 2011 in the southern Gulf States. Read More... |
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"The Great Johnstown Flood of 1889"
Heavy rains and a lack of maintenance of an earthen dam created a looming disaster that killed over 2,000 residents of Johnstown. Melissa Watson delves into the reasons behind the disaster using weather maps from NOAAs Historical Archive. Read More... |
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"The Aurora Borealis"
Teagan Calahan, undergraduate geography major and WEIU Skywatch Forecaster, discusses the recent night lights that streamed across the night sky. Read More... |
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"Mirages: Seeing Things that are not There"
Teagan Calahan, undergraduate geography major and WEIU Skywatch Forecaster, enlightens us about the optical effect called mirages. Read More... |
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"The Great Blizzard of January 25-26, 1978"
Some of us are wanting a "big" snow but have not seen it yet this year. Melissa Watson, undergraduate geography major, enlightens us of one major winter storm that dropped over 20 inches of snow over parts of the Midwest known as the "The Great Blizzard of 1978" or the "Cleveland Bomb." Read More... |
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"Super Tornado Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974"
Melissa Watson, undergraduate geography major, delves into the meteorological conditions that created the Super Tornado Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974. On that day, 148 tornadoes ripped through the eastern half of the United States within 24 hours. Read More... |
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"Dust Storms: A Dusty Story"
Teagan Calahan, undergraduate geography major and WEIU Skywatch Forecaster, discusses how dust storms are created and the problems that they can pose for humans in the Southwest United States. Read More... |
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"Wet and Warm: Climate of 2011"
2011 is behind us and it has been a year full of weather events from above average rainfall in the spring to drought conditions in summer, not to forget the significant winter storms we experienced and a record breaking heat wave. Read More... |
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"Base Board Heaters: Reducing Energy Costs and Saving the Planet"
Cameron Craig reduced the thermostat temperature in his apartment and found that the ambient temperature was more than comfortable. Read this essay to see his personal results. Read More... |
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"Staying Warm on Cold Nights"
As we begin to shift toward shorter days and chilly nights, it is becoming more difficult for the Earth to stay warm through the overnight hours. Clouds will be the important factor of how cold it gets during the night. Read More... |
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Classroom Archive
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Films for the Classroom
"Full-Length Productions Seen on PBS"
"A Moment in Nature's Realm." Nature Music Videos
"Department Activities and Courses"
"Student Productions"
"Four Rivers Ag Report" a collaboration with WEIU-TV (PBS)
"Under the Four Rivers Skies" from "Four Rivers Ag Report" a collaboration with WEIU-TV (PBS)
Further Information
Be sure to visit our main site for the descriptions of our projects and teaching resources.
If you are interested in completing a documentary project for independent research in Geography, contact Cameron Craig at cdcraig@eiu.edu.
Recent Collaborations
- Department of Geology/Geography
- WEIU-TV
- CATS (Center for Academic Technology Support)
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