Weather Instruments Lesson for Upper Elementary

Overview: Students will learn about a variety of weather instruments and also will be given materials to design and build a working anemometer. 

Driving Question: How do meteorologists’ tools help them predict the weather? 

Learning Targets: 

• Students will be able to identify and define specific instruments (thermometer, hygrometer, barometer, wind vane, weather balloon, rain gauge, and anemometer). 
• Students will understand what each instrument measures, how it works and how that data is used to help predict the weather.

Lesson created by the AFT Science Cadre

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