A meteorologist, a type of atmospheric scientist, study the weather and climate, and examine how those conditions affect human activity and the earth in general.

A broadcast meteorologists, like Shel Winkley, give forecasts to the general public through television, radio, and the Internet. They use graphics software to develop maps and charts that explain their forecasts and report current weather conditions. Meteorologist have received a degree in this field of science. Shel studied meteorology at Texas A&M University.
Weather reporters may give weather updates, but have not been trained in meteorology.

A farmer supervises all steps of crop production including planting, fertilizing and harvesting the fruit, vegetable or grain they grow. There were 2.02 million U.S. farms in 2020 (USDA ERS). The average farm size in 2020 was 444 acres, with 897 million acres of land in farms.

A citrus farmer manages a "grove" of orange, lemon or grapefruit trees. A grove is a " a small wood, orchard, or group of trees."

An aviation meteorologist may advise clients on risks or opportunities caused by weather events and climate change in relations to their travel plans from city to city, or country to country. Leora Tasker is an aviation meteorologist. Leora also studied meteorology at Texas A&M University.

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An entomologist is a scientist that studies insects and how they interact with their environment. They work in a variety of environments for jobs in education, government, commercial and research. Sim mentions several adventures of learning about insects.

Have you gone in your backyard, community or schoolyard to find insects? Check out more about bugs from the 4-H Learning Resource Center.

A curriculum coordinator is a former classroom teacher working at a district level to help develop and align curriculum to state learning guidelines. They also help write tests, review data to make curriculum changes, and coach teachers to be the best instructors they can be.

Kelly is our elementary science coordinator and use to teach 5th grade science! She went to the University of North Texas, and not right after high school!