1. Identify the electric charges in the clouds, the electric atmosphere, the ionization between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere. It also discharges and separates electrical charges on the surface of the earth and inside the cloud.2. Learn about lightning, the forms of lightning and how it occurs, thunder and the reasons for the continued sound of thunder, atmospheric phenomena and various lightings in the sky.3. Knowledge of refraction of light - absolute refractive index, relative refractive index and its equation, refraction of light in different media, reflection of light and its applications.4. Identify the light phenomena _ the light of ice crystals (the solar corona, the sun's poles...etc). Also, the lights of water droplets (rainbow, corona, etc.).
Intended learning outcomes
a. Knowledge and understanding:1. The student will be familiar with the electric charges in the cloud and the electricity of the atmosphere. It also discharges electrical charges above the surface of the earth and inside the cloud.2. That the student explain the refraction of light - refraction in different media, the refraction of scattered rays, the absolute refractive index and the relative refractive index and its equation, the total light reflection and its equation.3. The student should explain the light phenomena that occur in the atmosphere, such as the upper and lower mirages, the rainbow, the solar halo, the sun pillars, the lunar corona, and the green flash phenomenon. B. Mental skills:1. The student should link the electricity of the clouds, the electricity of the atmosphere, and the electricity of the earth's surface, especially with regard to the discharge of electrical charges between the clouds and the earth's surface.2. That the student distinguish between the phenomena of lightning and thunder and the causes of their occurrence, as well as distinguishing between some phenomena and light illuminations.3. The student analyzes the multiple refractions that occur to light and the scattered rays as well as the total reflection of light.c. Practical and professional skills:1. Using some sites related to atmospheric physics to increase the balance of knowledge about electric charges and ionization between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere.2. The student should memorize the conditions for the occurrence of phenomena: mirages, rainbows, the solar halo, the lunar corona, and the green flash.3. The student should distinguish between the absolute refractive index of light and its equation, the relative refractive index and its equation, as well as the total light reflection and its equation.D. General and transferable skills:1. The student should be able to communicate orally and in writing with the course instructor and students to expand information about the electric atmosphere and electric charges, as well as ionization and electrical discharges.2. The student should be able to use appropriate audio-visual means to present the phenomena of lightning and thunder of their different types, and to explain how electrical charges are discharged between the clouds and the earth's surface.3. The student should be able to participate effectively in the curricular activities related to the course in one working team.
Teaching and learning methods
1. Theory lectures and the solution of the exercise2. Practical lessons and linking them to programs on the computer3. Observations of weather and light phenomena for each day via the (NOAA) website
