Resources
Web
Sites
Hollister
School's Weather Watch Project
See how a group of California third graders delved into weather. The
site features descriptions of their research projects, homemade devices,
weather-related poetry, and more.
Journey
North: Tulips
Through this exemplary international plant study project students
plant tulips each fall. Classes then share observations with others
via the Internet and follow the progression of spring northward.
Freeze/Frost
Maps
Here students can find likely frost free dates for their region to
help them determine planting dates and to compare with their own observations.
Weather
Questions
Staff of this How the Weatherworks Web site are prepared to field
your students' questions. You can also browse their growing question
and answer archive.
GLOBE
Project: Phenology
Students have become citizen scientists by tracking the burst of native
tree buds and then uploading their data. Although it's late too participate
for this year, you can learn about phenology and explore other collaborative
projects for the spring and fall.
Global
Warming Kids Site: Climate and Weather
This interactive and information-rich Web site from the EPA helps
kids explore how plants, climate, and weather link into the greenhouse
effect and global warming.
Weather
Tools from the Kidsgardening Store
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5-in-1 Weather Station
This tool for gathering weather data allows students to measure wind
speed and direction, temperature, and rainfall for the day and season.
Indoor/Outdoor
Min-Max Thermometer
Keeping track of the high and low temperatures each day can help students
follow weather patterns, determine when to plant, and gather useful
data for their own investigations.
Rain
Gauge
Students can keep an eye on precipitation from the classroom window
with this large, easy-to-read rain gauge.
Vantage Pro Wireless Weather Station
Serious classroom meteorologists with an interest in technology can
continuously gather data and forecast weather using professional tools.
A wireless console enables students to sit in class and gather and
graph scads of information from this outdoor station: barometric pressure,
dew point, sunrise and sunset times, wind direction and speed, and
more.
