Earth and Space World
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Notes
Activity
Activity
Enrichment
Enrichment
Want to know about our solar system?
Want to know about our solar system?
Click the links to the right for some fun activities about our solar system
Part 1: What is the weather and how is it different from climate?
Part 1: What is the weather and how is it different from climate?
Part 2: How is air pressure related to weather?
Part 2: How is air pressure related to weather?
Part 3: What is a barometer?
Part 3: What is a barometer?
Part 4: How to make a balloon barometer(aneroid barometer)
Part 4: How to make a balloon barometer(aneroid barometer)
Part 5: How to make a simple water bottle barometer
Part 5: How to make a simple water bottle barometer
Part 6: How to build a more complex/precise water barometer
Part 6: How to build a more complex/precise water barometer
Build a Weather Predicting Machine (a barometer)
Build a Weather Predicting Machine (a barometer)
This is an activity and learning package based on video and web hyperlinks. Read the textboxes and click on the link buttons.
This is an activity and learning package based on video and web hyperlinks. Read the textboxes and click on the link buttons.
The purposes of this science package are:
The purposes of this science package are:
To understand the difference between weather and climate
To understand the difference between weather and climate
To get an introduction to how air pressure affects weather. Air pressure is also called barometric pressure.
To get an introduction to how air pressure affects weather. Air pressure is also called barometric pressure.
To understand how a barometer works
To understand how a barometer works
To build a barometer- you will have a choice between two types: a balloon barometer or a water barometer.
To build a barometer- you will have a choice between two types: a balloon barometer or a water barometer.
Tips/ideas:
Tips/ideas:
-If possible, build on a day where the weather is neither too rainy and stormy or sunny and perfectly clear.
-If possible, build on a day where the weather is neither too rainy and stormy or sunny and perfectly clear.
-Try out your own ideas, building materials or variations in design
-Try out your own ideas, building materials or variations in design