Have students measure the weather conditions at home using handmade weather tools and report that information to school. Follow-up/extension (for all students) Let students create their own versions of the weather tools. Ask a meteorologist to come and speak to your class about the weather tools they use and how they take those measurements to make predictions about the weather. Have students measure outside for a longer period of time to make predictions on data over time. Strategies for Differentiation Give students written directions for how to use the weather Add pictures to the Scenario Cards. Allow students the chance to pick their own groups. Scenario Cards for Weather Tools Barometer Anemometer Rain Thermometer Wind Vane When there is a I can use a rain At an airport, I can find out hurricane, I can gauge to this tool like that it is very hot use this tool to This tool rotates determine how an orange wind in the middle of measure the with the wind. much liquid sock to help the the day with this very low air precipitation has pilots measure tool. pressure. occurred. wind direction. I can measure This tool I can measure I can measure I can measure the amount of measures air wind speed with temperature wind direction rain with this pressure. this tool. with this tool. with this tool. tool. I can measure When there is a inches of rain storm, I can This tool can mercury (inch I want to know This tool can also use this tool to measure degrees Hg) to help me how quickly the be called a determine how Fahrenheit, determine how wind is moving. weather vane. much rain has Celsius, or Kelvin. much air fallen. pressure there is.
Have students measure the weather conditions at home using handmade weather tools and report that information to school. Follow-up/extension (for all students) Let students create their own versions of the weather tools. Ask a meteorologist to come and speak to your class about the weather tools they use and how they take those measurements to make predictions about the weather. Have students measure outside for a longer period of time to make predictions on data over time. Strategies for Differentiation Give students written directions for how to use the weather Add pictures to the Scenario Cards. Allow students the chance to pick their own groups. Scenario Cards for Weather Tools Barometer Anemometer Rain Thermometer Wind Vane When there is a hurricane, I can use this tool to measure the very low air pressure. This tool rotates with the wind. I can use a rain gauge to determine how much liquid precipitation has occurred. I can find out that it is very hot in the middle of the day with this tool. At an airport, this tool like an orange wind sock to help the pilots measure wind direction. This tool measures air pressure. I can measure wind speed with this tool. I can measure the amount of rain with this tool. I can measure temperature with this tool. I can measure wind direction with this tool. I can measure inches of mercury (inch Hg) to help me determine how much air pressure there is. I want to know how quickly the wind is moving. When there is a rain storm, I can use this tool to determine how much rain has fallen. This tool can measure degrees Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin. This tool can also be called a weather vane.