4th grade weather instruments quiz how to#
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4th grade weather instruments quiz plus#

To use: Put the gauge outdoors, someplace level that’s open to the sky, and not under any trees or other things that would cause extra drips to fall in.

Now draw horizontal lines going up the tape, every centimeter (or ever quarter inch) above that zero point. This will be the bottom, the “zero” point of your rain gauge. Draw a horizontal line on the tape where the water line is above the pebbles. Make a vertical line of tape from the top to the bottom of the bottle. Put in water so it just covers the pebbles. Turn the top of the bottle upside down, so it forms a funnel, and put it in the bottom part of the bottle. These prevent it from blowing over in the wind. Put pebbles or glass beads in the bottom of the bottle.

4th grade weather instruments quiz how to#

How to make one: (Directions from, which cites What’s Up by Hixson.) Cut the top off of a two liter plastic bottle. What it can tell you: This tool measures how much rain has fallen over a period of time. Someone try this, and let me know if it works!! Rain Gauge I THINK you could make a working wind sock by cutting off the bottom of a plastic cup, tying a string to four holes punched around the bottom of the cup to hang it up by, and tying lots of fluttery plastic ribbons to holes punched around the top of the rim. How to make one: Just search online for countless ideas! Most are made of paper, and wouldn’t survive rainy weather. What it can tell you: Approximately how strong the wind is blowing. You could also test them inside with a fan, as we did in this video (note, you’ll also see some weather vanes at work): Set a timer for one minute and see how many times it rotates in one minute. (Find more design options and learn how to calibrate your anemometer here.) Each time the marked cup passes you, count one rotation. To use: Fill the cup with water, then put this outside in the wind. Mark one cup in some way (like choose a different color cup, or mark an X on it.) Make sure they’re all facing the same way around the circle. Poke a pin through the center of both straws, and then tape them together.

4th grade weather instruments quiz plus#

Make a plus sign (+) with the two straws. Punch two holes in each, across from each other. How to make one: Make the base, as described in the weather vane instructions. What it is, and what it can tell you: This tool measures how fast the wind is blowing. To use: Fill the cup with water to weigh it down, then put this outside in the wind, with the letter N on the cup in the north. (Find more details and design options with alternate materials here.) Push a pin through that point, then through the tape on top of the straw. Balance that straw on your finger to find the center of gravity. Make the top: Take a second straw – cut slits in each end, and insert a cardstock flag in one end and a cardstock arrow in the other. Insert one straw, and cover the top end of the straw with a piece of masking tape. Label the 4 cardinal directions on the lid (NESW).

How to make one: Make the base: Take a cup with a lid. From the west means the weather may clear.) From the east means rain or snow is coming. If it’s from the south, it will get warmer. (In the northern hemisphere, if the wind is from the north, the weather will get colder. What it can tell you: This tool tells you which direction the wind is blowing from, which can indicate whether the weather is likely to get warmer, cooler, wetter, or dryer.

4th grade weather instruments quiz full#

(Check out my post full of kid activities related to weather.) You can enhance that weather observation with these simple DIY tools, made of materials you have at home or in your recycling bin! Having your preschool or early elementary age child or students do daily observations of the weather is a great way to engage them in science, and how understanding science affects the choices we make each day, such as what to wear or what to do outside.