6th Grade Ch. 8; Weather

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Chapter 8; Weather

Lecture Notes from Class



2014 Weather-Monitoring Data Table (enter your data here)
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Home-made Weather Monitoring Instruments (click images)...

1. Barometers (air pressure) (inside weather box)...
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2. Anemometers (wind speed)
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3. Stationary Psychrometer (Relative Humidity)
(inside weather box)

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Relative Humidity Experiment.GIF







4. Heat Index (used with thermometer and psychrometer; the temperature when relative humidity is factored in)
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5. Hygrometer (Humidity or Amount of Moisture in the Air)
(inside weather box)

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6. Rain Gauge (Amount of Rainfall)
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7. Air Temperature (Amount of Heat Energy in the Air)
Just use a household thermometer whose bulb is just touching only air.


8. Wind Vane (Direction the Wind is Blowing)

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"Living Ice"





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List of Weather Lab Experiments Online...
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Self-Guided Weather Review Lab