Scholastic News spotlights NSSL meteorologist

A Boy Scout looks over materials that might help him earn a merit badge.

March 2008 Scholastic News featured NSSL meteorologist and Educational Outreach Coordinator Daphne Thompson in an article called “Storm Chaser!” Scholastic News is a kid-focused, curriculum-connected current events newsweekly for elementary students and their teachers. Studies show classroom magazines motivate students to read and learn.

Second graders (ages 7-8) were treated to an interview with Daphne about what it is like to be a storm chaser. Children were encouraged to study a map of the U.S. and use their geography skills to identify states in “Tornado Alley.”