You have just been hired as the newest weather instrument maker. Your job is to create one of the following weather instruments:
-anemometer
-barometer
-wind vane
-hygrometer
After you have finished making your weather instrument, your supervisor wants to know the following information:
-What does the instrument look like?
-What does the instrument measure? What unit of measurement does it use?
-Explain and describe how the instrument itself works/functions.
-Where is the best place to use the instrument?
-How does a person interpret the results of the reading?
-How was it discovered? Who discovered it? What is its history?
-How does the information gained from this instrument improve our daily lives?
How you will be evaluated:
-Does your weather instrument work and measure what it is supposed to?
-Was all of your work (instrument and write-up) turned in on time?
-Does your write-up answer all of the questions?
-Is the information in your write-up accurate?
-Is your work neat?
Helpful links
* http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/gather_data/
* http://www.ehow.com/how_4779859_build-weather-instruments-kids.html
* Feel free to complete a web search for your chosen instrument to find directions on how to make it correctly
DUE: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
This assignment will be counted as a project grade.
-anemometer
-barometer
-wind vane
-hygrometer
After you have finished making your weather instrument, your supervisor wants to know the following information:
-What does the instrument look like?
-What does the instrument measure? What unit of measurement does it use?
-Explain and describe how the instrument itself works/functions.
-Where is the best place to use the instrument?
-How does a person interpret the results of the reading?
-How was it discovered? Who discovered it? What is its history?
-How does the information gained from this instrument improve our daily lives?
How you will be evaluated:
-Does your weather instrument work and measure what it is supposed to?
-Was all of your work (instrument and write-up) turned in on time?
-Does your write-up answer all of the questions?
-Is the information in your write-up accurate?
-Is your work neat?
Helpful links
* http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/gather_data/
* http://www.ehow.com/how_4779859_build-weather-instruments-kids.html
* Feel free to complete a web search for your chosen instrument to find directions on how to make it correctly
DUE: Tuesday, December 11, 2012
This assignment will be counted as a project grade.
I know this does not go in this topic but what is the homework for the 6th? I did not have time to write it down. All I know is study island and weather instrument project but do we have math if so what page?
ReplyDelete~Amari
This sounds like a wonderful project! Do we have to present it in front of the class, or just turn it in?!:\
ReplyDelete~Caroline Bell@mrs.Lockwoods fab 4th grade
This is fun!!!!!
ReplyDeletethis is kind of hard
ReplyDeletedana