Puget Sound Energy's Green Power Program is an easy way for you to purchase renewable energy equal to the amount of energy you use in your home or business. When you choose Green Power, you are supporting clean, renewable energy produced by local, independent facilities in our region.

On your computer or on your mobile device, AccuWeather.com delivers the most accurate, up-to-date, worldwide forecasts and severe weather information to keep your family safe. AccuWeather.com and AccuWeather.com Mobile provide 15-day and hour-by-hour forecasts, severe weather reports, real-time radar, satellite images, and travel, hobby, health, and sports forecasts, plus entertaining videos and special interest areas to a quarter billion daily users in 2.7 million locations worldwide. Check out our Kids Weather area featuring games, downloads and WeatherWhys.

The Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes(CMMAP) is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center headquarted at Colorado State University. Please stop by our booth to engage in exciting hands on activities brought to you by CMMAP and the Little Shop of Physics. "What does a cloud feel like? Why do big rain drops fall faster than little ones? What does spin have to do with weather? Get hands on with CMMAP and the Little Shop of Physics to experiment with the science behind the storms. You can pick up free lesson plans for your classroom and other cool give-aways!"

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS), Founded in 1998, provides a great platform for communities around the country to participate in "hands-on" science right in their own backyards through the daily observation of precipitation. Volunteers of all ages measure rain, hail and snow using simple low-cost rain gauges and hail pads. These observations are then collected and made available on the CoCoRaHS Web site: www.cocorahs.org. These data are used daily by many federal, state and community organizations and businesses. Through consistent observation and data sharing, participants actively learn about their climate, their water resources and the impacts precipitation has on their lives and their communities.

The CoCoRaHS Network currently engages over 15,500 volunteer observers in communities across all fifty states with over 750 volunteers in the state of Washington. If you would like to report how much rain has fallen in your back yard, we would love to have you as a volunteer observer. To sign-up for CoCoRaHS visit: www.cocorahs.org and click on "Join CoCoRaHS". It's lots of fun and only takes five minutes a day.

Established in 2007, Community Energy Solutions is an independent non-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to advancing renewable energy solutions. Among our accomplishments is the creation of one of the first Community Solar projects in Washington State, at Sakai Intermediate School on Bainbridge Island. We are presently working on bringing solar energy to other schools.

The Davis Vantage Pro2™ wireless weather station transmits data up to 1000' (300 m). Measures and records barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, rain rate, wind speed and direction, dew point, wind chill, and more. Vantage Pro2™ provides over 70 alarms for alerts and on-screen graphing on console for analysis.

Come meet Professor Polar Bear and become a climate kid! Teacher Turtle and PI Prairie Dog will be represented too. Affected by climate change in different ways, these three friends share their experiences with you through the Education and Outreach program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility. The ARM Facility provides measurements to support climate research around the world. ARM Education and Outreach strives to promote basic science awareness and understanding of climate change studies by providing lesson plans and an activity book to teachers and students. Additional materials are available at http://education.arm.gov.

"Arctic Food Chain Mobiles" lets children cut out pictures of polar organisms, from microscopic algae to whales, and tie them together to form mobiles they may take home or to school This activity is co-sponsored by Windows to the Universe/National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA.) It will be of special interest to elementary and middle school students.

Weather on the Move! Can you make all the high pressure areas on the big weather map spin clockwise and the low pressure areas spin counterclockwise? All at the same time? Get a colorful weather sticker if you can! High pressure areas are clear and sunny while low pressure areas can be cloudy, rainy, or stormy. Color the fronts (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) on your OWN weather map. Make your weather map into a placemat or hang it in your room!

Leveraging over 40 years experience, ITT is a world leader in the development and production of reliable climate and environmental monitoring sensors, systems, and software. These solutions capture, process, visualize and analyze earth images, climate change and other environmental data. Commercial and government customers use this information to monitor and predict weather and climate change, and to conduct scientific research, all vital in forming national policy, protecting and saving lives and property, ensuring efficient and effective commerce and economic growth, and creating a more livable environment. To learn more go to www.geospatial.itt.com

"It's raining, so what?" sets the stage for an exhibit that addresses storm water. Information will target what people can do to reduce the amount of pollution reaching the Puget Sound in storm water run off.

Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s mission is building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts allows girls to discover their own style of leadership by giving them access to life-changing experiences that inspire them to do something big. Girl Scouts of Western Washington is recognized as the best leadership development program for girls. The Girl Scout WeatherFest booth will feature hands-on activities through which girls can learn about weather and also about Girl Scout programs available for their age group (K-12th grade). In addition to science workshops and camps, Girl Scouts offers teachers and schools several partnership options that provide inquiry-based informal learning opportunities that make connections between the classroom and the outside environment. Girl Scout programs and Camp facilities provide youth the opportunity to expand their awareness of preparedness for the changes in the weather.

Meet the KING 5 Weather Team! Jeff Renner, Rich Marriott, Jim Guy, Lisa Van Cise & Keisha Burns will be here to answer all your weather questions. Teachers, please stop by for a special educational give-away. We'll also have a drawing for special KING 5 weather gear. See you there!

Be prepared for winter weather and take steps now to protect your home and family. "Take Winter By Storm" provides helpful information for preparing for cold temperatures, snow and ice, flooding, power outages. Stop by our booth (W4002) and learn how you can stay informed and keep your family safe.

KIRO 7's Chief Meteorologist Rebecca Stevenson and Meteorologist Sam Argier will show you how to customize the KIRO 7 interactive radar for the places you live, work, play and plan to visit. Have your picture taken in front of the KIRO 7 StormTracker weather map - photos will be available on kirotv.com for you to share with your family and friends. And, get a limited-edition KIRO 7 reusable bag, perfect for all kinds of Pacific Northwest weather - while supply lasts!

No matter the weather, we'll see you at WeatherFest on January 23!

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a highly-diversified global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. The company's work in environmental data collection, analysis and dissemination, include integrated turn-key weather systems that provide the latest weather detection, tracking and prediction tools to local, regional and national-level customers worldwide.

NASA Earth System Science conducts and sponsors research to answer fundamental science questions about the changes we see in climate, weather, and natural hazards, and deliver sound science that helps decision-makers make informed decisions.

Just as we experience weather on Earth, there is also weather in space. Our sun is a magnetic variable star at the center of our solar system and is the driver for all life on Earth. Solar storms can impact communications, navigation, power grids, satellites, and astronauts in space. Join us at the NASA/NOAA space weather booth to learn more about space weather and its impacts on life and society.

The National Earth Science Teachers Association is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1985, whose mission is to facilitate and advance excellence in Earth and Space Science (ESS) education. NESTA's members are leading ESS teachers across the country, and we provide publications, programs and services for our members. NESTA is the new home for Windows to the Universe (http://windows2universe.org), one of the most popular ESS education websites globally (with ~16 million visitors annually and ~60 million page views). This three level bilingual (English and Spanish) educational website is an ecosystem for ESS education, with over 9000 interlinked webpages enriched with images, movies, animations, interactives, games, and classroom activities that weave together the geosciences and the human experience. We are now announcing opportunities for collaboration with other programs, institutions, scientists and educators interested in leveraging our websites, programs and publications to reach our audience and membership. Stop by to find out more!

Hands On The Water Cycle; Want To Attend Summer Weather Camp? This is a shared booth between How The Weatherworks (weather education) and Howard University/NCAS (Summer Weather Camps). First, you can explore the properties of raindrops by playing with them and floating them. You'll also learn some the terms used to describe the raindrop formation process. Then, if your child (middle or high school) has a high interest in weather or a related earth science, you can get details about our growing nationwide summer weather camp program and its suite of extra-camp follow-on activities. Links http://www.weatherworks.com http://www.weatherworks.com/Weather-Camp/ http://ncas.howard.edu/outreach/WeatherCamp/index.html http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2854222/weather_101_come_to_summer_weather.html?cat=25 Contact H. Michael Mogil hmmogil@weatherworks.com 239-591-2468

The answer is: JetStream!

JetStream is an online school for weather where you can learn the 'hows' and 'whys' of weather.

Free of charge, JetStream is provided as a resource for basic weather knowledge for both formal and informal education and includes over 35 lesson plans.

NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), located in Seattle, Washington is one of NOAA's research laboratories and carries out interdisciplinary scientific investigations in oceanography and atmospheric science. Current PMEL programs focus on open ocean observations in support of long-term monitoring and prediction of the ocean environment on time scales from hours to decades. Studies are conducted to improve our understanding of the complex physical and geochemical processes operating in the world oceans, to define the forcing functions and processes driving ocean circulation and the global climate system, and to improve environmental forecasting capabilities and other supporting services for marine commerce and fisheries.

Puget Sound Solar 206-706-1931 info@pugetsoundsolar.com Jeremy Smithson & Pamela Burton Since 2001 Puget Sound Solar has designed and installed solar electric and hot water systems on homes and businesses in the Pacific Northwest. A highlight was a large array on the barn at the Dept of Ecology’s Padilla Bay Estuarine Reserve. A contractor for 40 years, Jeremy is also NABCEP certified in both Solar Photovoltaics and Thermal. Each October Pam and Jeremy open their 100 year old, energy efficient home to the public for the annual ASES tour. Highlights of the tour include solar electric and solar hot water systems, rain water catchment and an elctric car being charged off a solar system on the garage. Go to www.pugetsoundsolar.com for information about producing energy in the northwest utilizing the sun’s energy, including a list of incentives and to view pictures of our projects.

Please stop by and spend some time with current undergraduate and graduate students that are studying meteorology and the related atmospheric sciences. These students will be available to answer a wide array of questions ranging from the college application process, how to get an internship, upcoming careers and even to discuss their interests in meteorology and the related atmospheric sciences.

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Education and Outreach
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a consortium of universities with programs in the atmospheric related sciences. The UCAR Office of Education and Outreach (EO) works to promote scientific literacy and advances all levels of education and training in subjects related to Earth’s atmosphere. EO offers numerous programs, workshops, and resources for educators, students, and the general public to accomplish these goals.

Visit COMET® and enter the world of meteorology! Learn about science by seeing it through the eyes of the weather! Engage your imagination with over 600 hours of COMET’s interactive distance learning materials which provides and delivers free education and training in the geosciences.

Explore COMET's MetEd Website, the portal to a rich and fascinating computer-based multimedia library!

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA, NOAA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSP's) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.

The first activity demonstrates the difference between climate and weather. The second allows participants to discuss the precipitation climatology of WA as well as strategies for designing a precipitation network while they place rain gauges (represented by test tubes) on a map of WA and “make it rain” with a watering can.

The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma administers, guides, and directs an academic and research enterprise in geography, geoinformatics, and meteorology so as to become the international leader in weather- and climate-related education and training, environmental and sustainability studies, research and development, and extension and outreach. The College is housed in the National Weather Center in Norman, OK. The National Weather Center houses a unique confederation of University of Oklahoma, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and state organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of events occurring in Earth’s atmosphere over a wide range of time and space scales.

Visitors to this booth will be able to Explore the Atmosphere using highly interactive computer simulations that demonstrate and explain physical processes such as tornadoes, air density effects on baseballs, satellite imagery, thunderstorms, snowflake crystals, hurricanes and more. CIMSS staff will answer questions and distribute CD’s for use at home and school. More information and access to the CIMSS Educational Applets can be found on-line at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/

Learn about climate change, air pollution, environmental threats to public health in the Pacific Northwest, and what you can personally do to reduce your emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases. Kids and parents spin the Q&A game wheel to learn basic air quality and weather related facts to win prizes.

A model mountain slope has been constructed and regular baking flour is used to simulate snowfall! The "snow" is gradually sifted onto the "mountain slope" until "avalanches" release from various parts of the slope. Questions that might be answered by the simulation include: 1. Which part of the slope releases first and why? 2. How does this model simulate a real avalanche? The NWAC promotes safety by helping reduce the impacts of avalanches and adverse mountain weather on recreation, industry and transportation in Washington, and northern Oregon through data collection, mountain weather and avalanche forecasting and education. Please visit our web site at www.nwac.us.

The USGS Washington Water Science Center has served water resource information to Washington residents since the 1890s. We are an unbiased, nonregulatory science agency of the Federal government. We provide water data and investigative studies to maintain a reliable supply of drinking water, as well as to protect people from floods and other natural disasters. Our data are also used to manage water resources for hydroelectric power, agriculture, manufacturing, recreation, and the environment. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the state, providing up-to-date information for flood warning and water-supply for various uses.