🔬 Science · Weather & Climate
Using Weather Instruments
Use weather instruments to measure and record weather data: thermometers for temperature in °C, rain gauges for rainfall, wind vanes for direction, and anemometers for wind speed — and keep a weather diary over time
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If your child had a thermometer, rain gauge, and wind vane at school, could they take daily readings, record them in a table, and spot patterns over a week or month?”
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- Local weather patterns
Measuring weather parallels curriculum observing/recording local weather
- What Is Wind?
Measuring wind benefits from knowing what wind is
- Types of WeatherREQUIRED
Measuring weather requires knowing the types of weather to measure
- Temperature & ThermometersREQUIRED
Using thermometers builds on understanding temperature concept