WHAT ARE THEY? WHAT DO THEY

DO?

Weather Tools

State Standard

0607.8.6 -Use data collected from instruments

such as a barometer, thermometer, psychrometer, and anemometer to describe

local weather conditions.

Lesson Objective

The students will analyze meteorological data to predict weather conditions.

Students Terms: The students will look at

meteorologist data to predict weather conditions.

The Most Common Weather Tools Are:

ThermometerWind Vane

AnemometerBarometerRain Gauge

ThermometerA thermometer is

a weather tool used to measure the temperature.

Wind VaneBy observing wind

vanes, we can know the direction of the wind. Knowing the direction of the wind is an important part in predicting the weather.

AnemometerWind speed is an

important part of weather.

An anemometer is a weather tool that measures wind speed.

BarometerBarometers are

important to measuring air pressure. Air pressure can help you predict good or bad weather.

Rain GaugeA rain gauge is a

weather tool used to collect rain.

Using measurements on the side of the rain gauge, you can see how many inches it rained.