Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Weather Instruments for Sale
During this lesson, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They will also use...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Devices Used to Measure Angles
Looks at the many devices used to measure angles in academic settings and in real-world settings.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Friction
Students study how the nature of two materials in contact, and the smoothness of their surfaces affect the magnitude of the sliding force of friction. They use a force sensor to measure frictional force for different surfaces.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measure the Pressure
Scientists have developed an instrument called a barometer that can measure atmospheric pressure. In this activity, you will find out how a barometer works by building one yourself.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Build Your Own Weather Station
Students are guided in how to build their own weather station that will measure temperature, humidity, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and wind direction and speed.
TryEngineering
Try Engineering: Making Sense of Sensors
Lesson explore sensors focusing on ones that measure humidity. Students work in teams to design, build, test, and evaluate a hygrometer which was made out of everyday materials to measure humidity levels.
NASA
Nasa: Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch
This lesson plan allows students to learn about the layers of the atmosphere and to learn how to graph real atmospheric data.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Not So Lost in Space
Students learn how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. In accompanying activities, they explore how ground-based tracking and onboard measurements are performed....
Science Struck
Science Struck: Barometer Units
Explains the different measurement units that are used in barometers and provides conversion tables.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Temperature
The article explains temperature. Specifically, you will learn about the temperature scale, temperature scale conversions, and the types of instruments used to measure temperature. Included are solved examples and interactive problems...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Make Your Own Psychrometer
From the name, you might guess that a psychrometer is an instrument designed to measure your thoughts. Actually, it is an instrument that can help you forecast the weather. Read more to find out how it works.
Other
California Energy Commission: Science Projects: Make an Anemometer
Nice brief description of this wind speed device and the directions to make your own.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Air Under Pressure
Students are introduced to air masses, with an emphasis on the differences between and characteristics of high - versus low-pressure air systems. Students also hear about weather forecasting instrumentation and how engineers work to...
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Scanning Spectrometer
The scanning spectrometer measures absorbance vs. wavelength for liquid samples. Directions on how to use this instrument are provided here.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Weather Basics
Students are introduced to the basics of the Earth's weather. Concepts include fundamental causes of common weather phenomena such as temperature changes, wind, clouds, rain and snow. The different factors that affect the weather and the...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Hydrostatic Pressure vs. Osmotic Pressure
Defines and explains what osmotic and hydrostatic pressure are, how to calculate them, their applications, and the instruments used to measure them.