Weather

Weather

I will know the factors that determine weather.

Weather

• Definition: is the state of the atmosphere, including its temperature, wind speed, and direction, air pressure, moisture, amount of rain or snow and other factors.

• The scientist who study weather are called meteorologist. They use many different types of instruments to predict the weather.

• Most weather is collected automatically at weather stations.

• We need to know the weather in order to do many activities such as farming, fishing and outdoor activities.

Open Ended

Read page 217 (Weather) and write 3 facts you learned from the reading.

Open Ended

This is a rain gauge. Where might be a good spot to put this measuring tool? Explain why.

Open Ended

Play the role of the Livingston meteorologist and make a prediction for what they weather will be like Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Explore it

• Look up the weather for Livingston, NJ.

• Record the high temperature on Monday for the remaining week on google document.

• Each day go back and check if the high changed and add it to the

• Calculate the difference between the actual high and forecast high on google documents.