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Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Developed by Dorian Janney GPM Education Specialist NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Rain Gauge Activity. Guiding Questions. The Big Picture: Why is it important to measure rain and snow around the globe? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Rain Gauge Activity
Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
Developed by
Dorian JanneyGPM Education Specialist
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions
• The Big Picture: Why is it important to measure rain and snow around the globe?
• Earth’s Water: How much of Earth’s water is freshwater?
• Freshwater versus Saltwater: Which of these do we need for our survival?
• The Water Cycle: How does water move through the “water cycle?
• Precipitation: Where do rain and snow come from? Are these made up of freshwater or saltwater?
• Making a Rain Gauge to Measure Rain: Can we make a rain gauge that we can use to measure rain in our area?
• GPM: How will the GPM mission measure precipitation all over the world? 2
ENGAGEENGAGE
Solid? Liquid? Gas?Solid? Liquid? Gas?
Saltwater versus FreshwaterSaltwater versus Freshwater
Earth’s Water ActivityEarth’s Water Activity
1. Fill plastic cup 70% full of water. Amount of water on Earth’s surface.
Take out one dropper of water,and place it in small cup.Amount of freshwater on Earth.
Take one drop of water fromsmall cup.Amount of accessible freshwater.
Earth’s Water CycleEarth’s Water Cycle
“The Water Cycle: animation from NASA/GSFC SVS # 10501
The Big PictureThe Big Picture
The Freshwater Connection
Link to GPM movie
Measuring RainMeasuring Rain
• Let’s make rain gauges. These are used to measure how much it rains in a specific place.
• Work with a partner, and use the materials on the table to try to make something that you could use to measure how much rains falls in one day.
Design ConsiderationsDesign Considerations
• What did you find difficult about this task?• Which design do you think would be the most
effective for measuring precipitation?• Why?• What are some design factors that you think are
important to have consistent for the rain gauges?• Why?• What could you do to improve your rain gauge?
““For Good Measure”For Good Measure”
http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/videos/for-good-measure
Extra Slides- If you have time to go outside and simulate rain and have students collect data, you can use the next slide to have them share in data and compare it.
Group Rain DataGroup Rain Data
Groups Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Amountof rain
DiscussionDiscussion
• What did we notice about our data?
• What might we change next time to collect more accurate data?
• How do you think scientists collect data on how much rain falls around the world?