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Schoolyard weather stations are a cinch to build using the instructions from two outstanding museums.

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Meteorology is the study of all changes in the atmosphere, i.e. the layers of gases (air) that surround the earth. In order to do this we will need to study current weather conditions and the general climate in your area, and identify which factors most affect your daily temperature.

To do this, you must first make a weather station. Begin by designing and building some of the same instruments that meteorologists use.

Make a Waether Station - National Geographic Kids

Would you like to forecast or track the weather from your own house—without the Internet, television, or radio? It's easy. Not only can you put together your own weather station, you can build the equipment yourself.

NOAA: Build Your own Weather Station

Build six instruments that you can use to make scientific measurements of your local weather.

What is a weather station like and how can I use this data in the classroom?

Ken Bland, Head of Wider Schools’ Workforce Development, University of Northampton and Christina Fairless, Environmental Sciences Technician, University of Northampton.

The aim of this article is focus on what a real weather station is like and to examine how schools can get and use real weather data for use in their classroom.

Weather Instruments

Automated Weather Source
Davis Instruments
Home Science Tools
Maximum, Inc.
Weather Store

For those who want to set up an electronic weather station with computer linkup, there are many choices and price ranges. You will want to decide which features are best suited to your classroom. Popular among schools around the country is the weather station from Automated Weather Source. You can join schools from around the country and participate in WeatherNet. Some additional Web sources for instruments and software are American Weather Enterprises, Davis Instruments, Home Science Tools, Maximum, Inc., and the Weather Store.

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