A Block Physical Geography - Today we work on reading a weather map. You can practice by using the following web pages:
Wisconsin station model exerciseWW2010 University of Illinois weather page
Weather Report.com
We'll start by using the WeatherCycler to understand the three dimensional aspects of a low pressure system. Your activity after this is to read through the section on weather station models, complete the model plots in the weather package and then be the weather forecaster for Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Look in your weekly package to see the synoptic chart (also below) and then figure out the probable weather for the next two days.
Take some time on the following sites to learn more and to practice your weather operational analysis capabilities:
WW2010 - University of Illinois Weather site
National Weather Service "Jet Stream" online weather school
American Meteorological Society Data Streme - null
Satellite Meteorology Course Weather Forecasting Module
Practice at: Weather Office (Environment Canada) Operational Analysis Charts or on Windy
By the way, I think my social media feeds may say something about me... 😉
Don't forget that every day we are going to start by looking at the synoptic forecast along with weather maps.
B Block Criminology - Okay, today we finish Batman the Animated Series "Two Face Part I" and watch "Two Face Part II"
The animated series was a sort of watershed for crime serial animation in that it was styled after a "film noir" format (a gritty and dark Hollywood genre of crime dramas from the 1940's and 1950's). Check out The Art of Batman the Animated Series These episodes are just over 30 years old (yep from 1992) and are a brilliant example of a cartoon series taking its audience seriously. It provided gripping, intelligent, and compelling episodes that did not shy away from important issues and was adept at examining crime from a criminology perspective (It even won an Emmy award in 1993 for "Outstanding Animated Program - for the episode "Robin's Reckoning"). It is sophisticated, mature, artistic, and faithful to the Batman cannon. From DC Comics (although they may be biased) it really is important to note just how much of an impact Batman The Animated Series had on the world of animation itself. With shockingly mature and often heartbreaking storytelling that addressed issues such as death, identity, family, and more, the series showed viewers that a cartoon could tell stories just as impactful and poignant as any other medium.
From Comic Book Resources 10 Ways Batman: The Animated Series Changed DC
Batman: The Animated Series was a notable departure from DC's previous animated shows, and kid's animation in general. Previous cartoons had largely been bright, heroic, and light-hearted, but not Batman: The Animated Series. Many of the stories are tragic and focus heavily on the mental or physical illness of the villains. Even the episodes that aren't violent or tragic take themselves very seriously. Many of them spend time exploring the morality of what Batman does or take the time to highlight the collateral damage of crime in Gotham City. While cartoons exploring nuanced, mature topics has become more common nowadays, in the early 90s, it was almost unheard of for a Saturday morning kid's show to make such a bold move.
So why Batman, you ask?
And Why Batman in the 1990's specifically, you ask?
So when we finish the episodes we'll try to make sense of what messages they try to pass on to its audience (remember it's children), what the episode says of crime and what mass media theory we can use to explain how the creators (Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski) and writers (Alan Burnett and Randy Rogel) presented their ideas.
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