Making your own barometer. An activity that demonstrates that measuring wind speed can be done with minimal equipment and with surprising accuracy. A protractor, ping-pong ball and a piece of string are used to make a simple wind measuring instrument. A class discussion defining meteorology and its importance. Includes a creative writing exercise asking students to write an imaginary trip as a weather balloon.
Students make a plasticine model of a cyclone.
Teachers' lesson plan Students' worksheet Mr. This is an animated interactive quiz that covers cloud classification. Uses javascript . An experiment that investigates air and its properties. It demonstrates that air is all around us pushing on everything.