Measuring the weather
Starter
Why is it important that we can measure the weather?
Activities
Weather instruments
Copy and complete the following table.
| Weather Instrument | Diagram / Image | Definition | Instructions on how to use the instrument |
| Rain Gauge | |||
| Maximum-Minimum Thermometer | |||
| Hygrometer (Wet and dry bulb thermometer) | |||
| Whirling Psychrometer | |||
| Barometer | |||
| Anemometer | |||
| Wind Vane |
Stevenson screens
Complete the following questions as a way of making notes about Stevenson Screens.
- What is a Stevenson Screen?
- How should a Stevenson Screen be sited?
- Download the image of the inside of a Stevenson Screen (above). Label all the instruments.
- Use the internet to produce a quote for equiping a Stevenson Screen with traditional equipment (i.e. not electronic). Get prices and include web addresses of the suppliers.
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