NEW Climate & Meteorology Experiments
Climate and Meteorology Experiments
Climate and Meteorology Experiments includes 11 experiments with interactive investigations that challenge students to use data-collection technology to explore weather, climate, and other important weather-related topics.
Directions: Click on the”Experiment Title” link to the lab that you wish to preview. The webpage provides a description of the experiment with correlations to state and national science standards. After you submit a SIM request to borrow equipment or obtain the services of the Mobile Educator, then you will be emailed both the student and teacher versions of the experiment in Word format. You may edit the lab to meet your specific needs and make copies for use with your classes.
Table of Contents
| Experiment | Suggested Products | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modeling Solar Insolation | Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 2 | Investigating Albedo | Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 3 | What Causes Land and Sea Breezes? | Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor (2), Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 4 | Exploring the Greenhouse Effect | Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor (2), Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 5 | Effect of Air Temperature on Humidity | Go Direct® Weather System, Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor (2), Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 6 | What is Dew Point? | Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor (2), Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 7 | Measuring Wind Chill | Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor (2), Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 8 | Changes in Barometric Pressure | Go Direct® Weather System, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 9 | Formation of Clouds | Go Direct® Weather System, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 10 | Measuring Wind Direction | Go Direct® Weather System, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
| 11 | Studying Microclimates: Urban Heat Islands | Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor, Go Direct® Surface Temperature Sensor, Go Direct® Weather System, Vernier Graphical Analysis™ |
