WEATHER INSTRUMENTS

What are they?

A device that is used to determine some type of aspect of weather.

They can be used by people such as the government or as simple as a machine that can be used in the classroom

What types of Weather instruments can you think of??

Types of Weather Instruments

Thermometer Barometer Rain Gauge Anemometer Weather Balloon Weather Satellites Compass Hygrometer Wind-sock

Weather Instruments

Project

Grade 4/5 Science Room

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Step 1: Get into partnersStep 2: Find out your Weather

InstrumentStep 3: Make sure you

understand the handout for your assigned Weather

Instrument

Requirements

You need to research to find the information about your Weather Instrument on the areas on the handout

You need to record your information on the handout and make a sketch of some sort of the instrument

You need to make a poster with the information and the picture that will be all about the Weather Instrument

For the Research

Use some of the websites listed to find information about your instrument

Fill out all the areas on the handout (you can always add extra information as well)

Make the sketch of your instrument Both students should be taking part in

the research…. One student could research for the first half

while the other records and then they can switch

For the Poster

Take the information from your handout and make sure at least some of the points are on the poster

The name of the Weather Instrument needs to be on the poster

Should have a visual of the Weather Instrument or a detailed description of what the instrument looks like

Should have some color to make things stand out

For Monday….

We will have lap tops Main Goal is to get all the information

filled out on the handout This is your time to find out all about the

information you can on your instrument