Lesson Plan

Weather Theory

Objectives

  • The student will be introduced to various weather phenomena and learn how they occur.
  • The student will learn how each phenomena affects aircraft in flight.
  • The student will learn to correlate this information with data from weather products to determine if a flight can safely be completed.

Elements

Instructor Actions

  • Describe the elements pertaining to the structure and phenomena of the atmosphere
  • Explain how the structure and phenomena interact to cause weather that affects flight

Student Actions

  • Estimate the weather at a given location using a surface analysis chart
  • Anticipate hazards to aviation associated with various types of weather

Completion Standards

  • The student demonstrates an understanding of the formation and hazards associated with the weather phenomena introduced in the lesson.
  • The student demonstrates the ability to correlate information between weather products and weather phenomena