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OBJECTIVES
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provide an opportunity for
participatory and interactive learning for schools children.
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To shift the emphasis from a student
being a passive recipient of information and knowledge to become an active
collector and author of relevant and useful information.
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Meteorology Data acquisition and its
transformation into useful knowledge and information.
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To contribute to scientific
understanding of weather and its impacts in various fields, especially
agriculture, soil and water conservation and hydrology.
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To establish a closer interaction
among students from different schools and reach higher level of achievements in
science education.
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To bring schools, institutions of
higher learning and grassroots community organizations into networking
relationship.
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To monitor environmental trends,
climate change and meteorology in the region.
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To create a micro-level database on
meteorology, climate and natural resources and related fields.
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SCOPE
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A countrywide program for 10,000
children to participate.
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In pilot phase, the focus is on
Mountain meteorology. Upon the extension of the program more protocols would be
included.
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In U-PROBE, 100 schools in
Uttarakhand have been selected.
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The aim is to link students,
teachers, scientific community and the development workers at the grassroots
level.
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The suggested protocols to be covered
are:
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Temperature: Minimum, Maximum, Dry
Bulb, Wet Bulb
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Wind: Direction, Speed
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Clouds: Types, Amount
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Sunshine: Insolation, Radiation
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Evaporation: Relative Humidity
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