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In class you have learned about the six factors of weather, temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, humidity, wind and air pressure. What instruments do you use to gather data measurements about these factors?
Part 1. Become familiar with the instruments of weather data collection:
Learn about Weather Instruments Find out how meteorologists use these instruments to collect data and forecast weather.
Learn more about Meteorologists How should you record the data?
Keep a Weather Journal Part 2. You and your classmates will be responsible for learning how to read weather instruments correctly. Make sure you have read the tutorials above.
Your class will be divided into 6 teams:
- Each team will choose a weather instrument and become experts in the use of the instrument.
- Your science teacher will provide you with hands-on activities on using and reading your weather instrument.
- Practice with these activities until every member of the team has mastered the skill. Set up activities of your own to test the skills of each team member.
- In your weather notebook, record the instructions for using the instrument in your own words.
- When you are ready, demonstrate your new skill for the teacher.
Now you are ready to share your skills with the other teams:
- Each team will be paired with another team.
- Each team will teach its partner team how to use their weather instrument.
- The teams will rotate until each team has learned how to use each instrument. Demonstrate your new skills for the teacher.
- Remember to record the instructions for using each instrument in your weather notebook.
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Created for the Fermilab LInC program sponsored by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office and Friends of Fermilab, and funded by United States Department of Energy, Illinois State Board of Education, North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium which is operated by North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), and the National Science Foundation.
Author: Karen R. LiVecchi livecchik@aol.com East Moriches UFSD, East Moriches, New York; Edited by Marge Bardeen NTEP II PI.
Webmaster: ed-webmaster@fnal.gov
Created: September 9, 1998 - Updated: December 9, 1998
URL: /ntep/f98/projects/bnl/weather/student4.shtml