![]() How to make one: Just search online for countless ideas! Most are made of paper, and wouldn’t survive rainy weather. What it can tell you: Approximately how strong the wind is blowing. You could also test them inside with a fan, as we did in this video (note, you’ll also see some weather vanes at work): Set a timer for one minute and see how many times it rotates in one minute. (Find more design options and learn how to calibrate your anemometer here.) Each time the marked cup passes you, count one rotation. To use: Fill the cup with water, then put this outside in the wind. Mark one cup in some way (like choose a different color cup, or mark an X on it.) ![]() Make sure they’re all facing the same way around the circle. Poke a pin through the center of both straws, and then tape them together. Make a plus sign (+) with the two straws. Punch two holes in each, across from each other. How to make one: Make the base, as described in the weather vane instructions. What it is, and what it can tell you: This tool measures how fast the wind is blowing. To use: Fill the cup with water to weigh it down, then put this outside in the wind, with the letter N on the cup in the north. (Find more details and design options with alternate materials here.) Push a pin through that point, then through the tape on top of the straw. Balance that straw on your finger to find the center of gravity. Make the top: Take a second straw – cut slits in each end, and insert a cardstock flag in one end and a cardstock arrow in the other. Insert one straw, and cover the top end of the straw with a piece of masking tape. Label the 4 cardinal directions on the lid (NESW). How to make one: Make the base: Take a cup with a lid. From the west means the weather may clear.) From the east means rain or snow is coming. If it’s from the south, it will get warmer. (In the northern hemisphere, if the wind is from the north, the weather will get colder. What it can tell you: This tool tells you which direction the wind is blowing from, which can indicate whether the weather is likely to get warmer, cooler, wetter, or dryer. (Check out my post full of kid activities related to weather.) You can enhance that weather observation with these simple DIY tools, made of materials you have at home or in your recycling bin! Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.Having your preschool or early elementary age child or students do daily observations of the weather is a great way to engage them in science, and how understanding science affects the choices we make each day, such as what to wear or what to do outside. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. ![]() Parallel and Series Circuits Open Circuits – Closed Circuits – Science Notes Landforms Brochure-Research Project Science Activity- Science Centers Photo of a completed example for each page Use as a study guide and for assessmentsĤ Pages of Fill in The blanks – Black & White VersionĤ Pages of Blank Option – Black & White VersionĤ Pages of Fill in The blanks – Color Version.Doodle Stations (complete part of the Science Notes during a specific rotation).The Science Notes support the main idea of the topic while also making connections through visuals. They can draw, write, and color while the lesson is being taught. Students can learn with their preferred way of learning. Science Notes are a way to connect the left brain to the right brain. Science notes are a great way to keep the material engaging and rigorous as well. Often times we are not given a text book and we have to provide our own material.
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