By Kristie Ewing

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• By Kristie Ewing
• ECE 8814/03

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Table of Contents

• Georgia Performance Standards
• What is Weather?
• Who Studies Weather?
• Weather Instruments
• Observation
• Thermometer
• Wind vane
• Rain gauge
• Types of Weather
• A Week of Weather
• The Water Cycle
• The Four Seasons
• Books to Explore
• Definitions
• Resources

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• S1E1 Students will observe, measure, and
  communicate weather data to see patterns in
  climate and weather.
• a. Identify different types of weather and the
  characteristics of each type.
• b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring
  with simple weather instruments (thermometer,
  wind vain, rain gauge), and recording weather
  data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions,
  and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a
  calendar seasonally.
• c. Correlate weather data (temperature,
  precipitation, sky conditions, and weather
  events) to seasonal changes.

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What is Weather?

• Weather describes what the air outside is like.
• When the air outside changes the weather changes.
• Weather describes any precipitation that might be
  in the air.

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How are these kinds of weather different?
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Who studies weather?

• A meteorologist is a scientist that studies
  weather. The person on the news that tells us
  the weather is a meteorologist.

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Weather Instruments
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Observation

• Used to look at the sky to see if it is cloudy or
  sunny.

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Thermometer

• A tool used for measuring temperature.
• Temperature is how hot or cold something is.

http//www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/AirandWeather/in
dex.html Try to dress the bear in the proper
clothes to go outside by reading the thermometer.
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Wind Vane

• A wind vane, also called a weather vane is used
  to measure the direction of the wind. The large
  side of the arrow catches the wind and causes the
  arrow to spin pointing in the direction the wind
  is blowing.

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Rain Gauge

• A rain gauge is used to measure precipitation.
• Precipitation is any form of water particles,
  either liquid or solid, which falls from the sky
  and reaches the ground.

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Weather
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Weekly Forecast for Marietta, GA July 11, 2005
July 17, 2005
information received from The Old Farmers
Almanac
Click here for the current weather forecast
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The Water Cycle
The water drops join and get heavier. They fall
to Earth as precipitation.
The water vapor meets cooler air and then it will
condense, or change into tiny drops of water.
The drops of water form clouds.
2. Condensation
3. Precipitation
1. Evaporation
The sun warms the water and air. The water will
evaporate and change into water vapor.
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The Water Cycle Song

• tune of Shell be coming around the Mountain
• Water travels in a cycle, yes it does.
• Water travels in a cycle, yes it does.
• It goes up as evaporation.
• Forms a cloud called condensation.
• Comes back down as precipitation.
• Yes it does.

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The Four Seasons
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Weather and the Seasons
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Books to Explore
By Franklyn M. Branley
By Gail Gibbons
By Patricia Polacco
By Judy Barrett
By Tomie de Paola
By Franklyn M. Branley
By Gail Gibbons
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Definitions
Clouds- A visible collection of tiny water
droplets or, at colder temperatures, ice crystals
floating in the air above the surface. Clouds
come in many different sizes and shapes. Clouds
can form at ground level, which is fog, at great
heights in the atmosphere, and everywhere in
between. Clouds offer important clues to
understanding and forecasting the
weather. Condensation- The change of water vapor
to liquid water, as when fog, dew or clouds
forms. Evaporation- The process of changing a
liquid (like water) to a vapor. Its the opposite
of condensation. Meteorologist- is a scientist
that studies weather. Precipitation- General name
for water in any form falling from clouds. This
includes rain, drizzle, hail, snow and
sleet. Rain Gauge- A tool used to measure
rainfall. Can also be used to measure snow,
sleet, and hail after it melts.
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Definitions cont.
Temperature- The measurement of how hot or cold
something is. Thermometer- The instrument that
measures temperature. Water vapor- is water you
can not see in the air. Without it we would have
no clouds, rain, or snow. Weather- It describes
the condition of the air at a particular time and
place. Weather also tells how the air moves
(wind) and describes anything it might be
carrying such as rain, snow or clouds. Thunder,
lightning, rainbows, haze and other special
events are all part of weather. Wind- moving
air. Wind Vane- A tool used to measure the
direction of the wind.
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Resources
Harcourt, Inc.(2002). Earth science Measuring
weather. Orlando, FL Author. First grade Science
textbook http//iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.ht
ml Interactive Information Weather Network. You
can click on a state and get a variety of weather
related information. http//www.11alive.com/video
/player.aspx?aid27514sidbwhi Live 11 Alive
Weather http//www.weatherwizkids.com/Weather20W
ords.htmW Weather Wiz Kids. Great site for
students and teachers.