Young meteorologists explore different aspects of the weather while learning about measurement devices. They build instruments and then set up a weather station outside and measure temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction. Learners gather data, then report out, averaging their values to determine class results.

Concepts

meteorology, weather, weather data, weather instruments, thermometers, weather patterns, weather forecasting, barometers, barometric pressure, atmospheric conditions

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils film short weather forecasts or give brief weather reports over the announcements using their observations
• Allow scholars to research different types of weather instruments and design their own

Classroom Considerations

• Requires materials many classrooms may not have on hand
  
• Requires outdoor space for set up 

Pros

• Provides key vocabulary and background information 
• Opportunity for real-life application

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.4