REGISTRATION IS OPEN — CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, JULY 20

Early-bird pricing ends Saturday, July 18

Registration Open

Summer Severe Storm Series

A 4-week live Zoom experience where students explore severe weather, track summer patterns, study real storms, and build weather-thinking skills through mini labs and Weather Discovery Journal activities.

First class: Monday, July 20

Lessons continue July 27, August 3, and August 10.

Can’t attend every live Zoom? Every lesson will be recorded for registered families.

Early-bird prices shown above are available through Saturday, July 18.

4 Live Zoom Lessons

Recordings Included

4 Mini Labs

Printable Weather Journal

Choose Your Registration

Individual student or family pass

Both options include all four live classes, lesson recordings, four mini labs, the Weather Discovery Journal, and access to Weather Discovery Lab tools used in the lessons.

Individual Option

Single Student

One student • One Zoom connection

$59

Early-bird price through July 18

✓ Four live Zoom lessons
✓ Recordings of every lesson
✓ Four severe-weather mini labs
✓ Printable Weather Discovery Journal

Best Value

Family Pass

One immediate household • Up to two Zoom connections

$89

Early-bird price through July 18

✓ Four live Zoom lessons
✓ Recordings of every lesson
✓ Four severe-weather mini labs
✓ Printable Weather Discovery Journal

Choose Family Pass

Missing a live class is okay. Registered families will receive access to the recording of each lesson.

What You Get

What’s included in the Summer Severe Storm Series?

This series is more than just a Zoom class. Students receive live teaching, guided activities, printable journal pages, and interactive tools that help them explore real weather.

Live Zoom Lessons

Four live classes with Meteorologist Brian Karstens using real weather examples, discussion, and guided instruction.

Lesson Recordings

Can’t make every class live? Registered families receive the recordings so students can still follow along.

Severe Weather Mini Labs

Short between-class activities that help students compare maps, study storm clues, and practice weather thinking.

Printable Weather Journal

Guided journal pages help students observe, question, forecast, and share what they notice about the weather.

Time Machine Simulator

Students may revisit real storms using the Weather Discovery Lab Time Machine with radar, maps, warnings, and storm reports.

Real Storm Science

Lessons connect what students see in the sky to real science through case studies, observations, and forecasting ideas.

Included With Registration

Weather Discovery Journal

Students receive printable journal activities that help them observe, question, forecast, and share what they learn about the weather.

A look inside the journal

Sample pages for different learning levels

Weather Discovery Journal explorer page sample

Weather Explorer Page

Weather Discovery Journal daily investigation page sample

Daily Weather Investigation

The journal gives students a place to record observations, build forecasts, ask questions, and explain what they discover.

Interactive Learning Tool

Weather Discovery Lab Time Machine

One of the special parts of this series is the chance to revisit storms of the past with interactive tools that help students think like meteorologists.

What students may explore:

✓ Archived radar loops
✓ Weather maps and storm ingredients
✓ Watches and warnings
✓ Surface observations and storm reports
✓ How a severe-weather event developed over time

This helps students move beyond memorizing facts and begin to understand how weather events evolve.

What Students Will Experience

A 4-week journey into summer storms

This series gives students an exciting introduction to severe weather while helping them practice observation, comparison, questioning, and explanation.

Live Zoom Lessons

One live class each week
Students learn from real weather examples, current patterns, radar images, storm ingredients, and guided discussion.

Mondays beginning July 20. Recordings included.

Mini
Labs

Short activities between live lessons

Included Activities

Practice real weather thinking
Mini labs help students compare weather maps, decode storm clues, track patterns, and connect what they see outside to the science behind it.

Designed for home or small-group use.

Weather
Journal

Track the weather during the series

Observe + Record

Build a weather habit
Students use journal activities to watch clouds, wind, temperature, humidity, storm chances, and changing weather patterns.

Printable journal included with registration.

Storms of the Past

Real storm case studies
Lessons may use archived radar, weather maps, warnings, and storm reports to help students replay severe-weather events and understand how they developed.

Real weather. Real science. Guided exploration.

Registration Open Now

Let your student explore real storms this summer

Register now and receive four live lessons, recordings, mini labs, the Weather Discovery Journal, and guided opportunities to explore real weather with the Weather Discovery Lab Time Machine.

Single Student — $59 Family Pass — $89

Early-bird pricing ends Saturday, July 18. Classes begin Monday, July 20.

Questions or interested in a private Zoom session? Request information here.

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Programs

Built for multiple audiences, with more coming soon.

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School STEM Workshops

Live severe weather sessions for classrooms, STEM days, enrichment events, assemblies, and special school programming.

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Private Zoom Sessions

Flexible Zoom experiences for individuals, siblings, friend groups, or small groups who want a shared private session.

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Now Booking

Small Group Experiences

Flexible weather experiences for families, friend groups, community groups, and small gatherings looking for a shared live storm experience.

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Coming Soon

Live Venue Events

Big-screen severe weather experiences for groups of 20 to 50 people, designed for STEM nights, community events, and family audiences.

Coming Soon

Interactive Simulator Access

Future classroom-ready access for guided case studies, student investigation, and expanded weather learning tools.

Coming Soon

Teacher Resources

Classroom support, case-study materials, and future tools to help educators bring real weather science into their instruction.

Built by a Meteorologist

Brian Karstens

Brian Karstens is a broadcast meteorologist, weather educator, and creator of the Weather Discovery Lab. With more than 25 years in broadcast meteorology and nearly a decade of teaching weather classes and summer camps, he brings real-world storm experience into hands-on STEM learning.

This project was created to help more students, families, schools, and community audiences explore meteorology in an engaging, memorable, and meaningful way.

Why this matters

A better way to teach severe weather through STEM.

Students do more than sit through a presentation. They investigate real storms, interpret weather data, ask questions, and make decisions in a format that feels active, memorable, and meaningful.

Learn More

Explore session options and find the right fit.

Interested in an individual session, a private small-group Zoom, a small group experience, or a school workshop? Start here and explore the option that fits your audience.

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Looking ahead

From guided workshop to student-driven weather investigation

The long-term goal is to give students the tools to do the real science themselves. Future case studies and simulator tools will help learners probe data, analyze evidence, ask their own questions, and build conclusions from authentic storm events.

Curious about the simulator experience? Explore the interactive demo and watch for new program options as they are released.

Explore the Simulator