Weather & Water
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Let's Explore our Spring Weather
To start learning about weather it's important to begin to be a weather observer. Start noticing what the weather is doing throughout each day. You can do that from inside or outside your home.
A fun way to help us think about weather is by using weather charts on the pages in our nature journal.
You can draw a chart like this into your nature journal and write down what you observe each day.
What's the weather like today?
To start observing weather, go outside or go to the window and take note of everything you see that you think is connected to the weather. Is it rainy, cloudy, or is there a clear sky with no clouds? Is it sunny out? Is there a lot of sun or just a little sun peeking through the clouds? If it's raining, is it a strong hard rain, or maybe just a light drizzle of rain? Is it windy today? Is it a light breeze or a strong hard wind? Look at the trees or flags outside to see if those can give you clues to the wind strength.
How else do you know what the weather is like each day? Are there puddles outside? Can you see trees swaying in the wind?
Let's Look at Clouds
Here is a fun video to introduce you to clouds.
Try using walercolor to paint the sky.
For some ideas on see below how Marisol paints the sky in the book Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds, read by Mr. Paulsen Reads on YouTube.
Visit DKfindout! to learn more about clouds. You can also do some fun quizzes to challenge yourself on your weather knowledge.
How would you describe these clouds?
Weather Instruments - Below each instrument is the name of each and what they measure.
Anemometer
wind speed
Rain Gauge
amount of rain
Wind Vane (weather vane)
wind direction
Thermometer
temperature
Hygrometer
humidity
Try making your own weather instruments.
What could you use from around the house to help learn more about the weather?
How to Make an Anemometer
Here are some fun ideas to help you make your own anemometer and thermometer by Science Buddies on YouTube
Weather Reporting
People use science and technology to do weather forecasting to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time.
You can visit https://www.weather.gov from the National Weather Service to follow along with the weather predictions for your area.
Meteorology a science that deals a science that deals with the atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting. Merriam Webster
A meteorologist is a type of scientist that studies the atmosphere to predict and understand earth's weather. They help us prepare for each day's temperatures and let us know to expect rain, snow, or sun.
How do the maps appear behind a meteorologist on television when they are giving their weather report?
Water
What would it be like to look at water like you've never seen it before? First, observe where you see it? Where is it coming from? What's it doing?
Is it in a place you see it often? How did it get there? Has it been there long?
What is it being used for? Are there animals near or in it?
You can add your water observations to your nature journal.
The Basics of Freshwater: Crash Course
Why is the Ocean Salty? with Mystery Doug
Water Cycle
The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. Wikipedia
The Water Cycle Song with Have Fun Teaching on YouTube
What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Weather refers to short term atmospheric conditions while climate is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time. Climate change refers to long-term changes. usgs.gov
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