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
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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?
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
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Check understanding
- Name at least three weather instruments and explain what each measures
- Read a thermometer and record the temperature in degrees Celsius
- Record weather data in a table or diary over several days
“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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Weather & Climate
- Age range
- Ages 7–9