The weather man always gets it wrong. Have your homeschool students start a project in the classroom to keep a track of various features of the weather and make informed predictions. Here’s what all they can keep a track of.
Temperature
Get them a thermometer and hang it in the weather station corner. Have large sheets of paper sectioned off for record keeping for all the features that your homeschool students will be keeping a track of. Each paper can handle the month’s details. Record the temperature at the same time each day.
Rainfall
The number of inches of rainfall can actually be accurately taken from the internet, but it’s a whole lot more fun if you can get the homeschool students to place a glass out in the rain and then measure the amount filled up when the rain ends. The number of inches in the glass should co-relate to the number of inches rain experienced in the area.
Wind Speed and Direction
A windsock is a great way to tell wind direction. You can take anything from an actual colorful sock to a bit of heavy linen to create your own windsock. Just make sure that it’s long enough to show from a distance. Then tie it up to a high area. A tree branch, an electrical pole, make sure this is done by the homeschool parent. Now it’s easy to monitor the wind direction. Wind speed can be measured using an anemometer. This is a small device that can be invested in. Ensure that
Barometric Pressure
Air pressure can be measured by making a homemade barometer. Place mercury in a bowl and invert a narrow glass tube over it. The higher the air pressure, the more mercury will climb up in the tube. It’s a simple science experiment and will be easy to replicate each time readings have to be taken.
Humidity
While a hygrometer is the ideal way to measure humidity, it is also possible to do without one. All you need is a dry and a wet bulb thermometer and subtract the difference in temperature to get the humidity level. Now put all the readings together and you have your in house Weather Station.
