Directory of Make Your Own Resources

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This category is for sites that describe how to build weather stations. Types of instruments typically found in weather stations include:

• Barometer: Measures air pressure
• Rain Gauge: Measures precipitation
• Thermometer: Measures temperature
• Wind Vane: Measures wind direction
• Anemometer: Measures wind speed

Resources in This Category

• American Museum of Natural History: Make Your Own Weather Station

  http://www.amnh.org/ology/earth#features/stufftodo_earth/weather_main.php?TB_iframe=true&height=500&width=770
  Get your parents to help you build your own barometer, wind vane, and rain gauge.

• Build Your Own Weather Instruments

  http://www.bwca.cc/weather/weatherblueprints.htm
  Provides links to directions for building rain gauges, anemometers, psychrometers, wind streamers, temperature graphs, and rainfall graphs.

• DiscoverySchool.com: Build Your Own Weather Station

  http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/activities/weatherstation/
  Instructions to build the following instruments, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, anemometer and a psychrometer.

• Weather Scope: Make a Weather Station

  http://ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en/activity1.shtml
  Directions to build barometer, rain gauge, thermometer, wind vane and anemometer, with discussion questions, how to record measurements, and optional homework.

 

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