Weather

We are learning all about clouds! Learn about clouds types of clouds Challenge: mixed types of clouds

Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse What do you have questions about? What would you like to know more about?

You chose one question to study. Here are pages to help you. Look for your question, and click on the blue/purple links.

Is the weather inside the same as outside?
Ask for a thermometer and read the temperature for inside the greenhouse. Write down the number next to the top of the red line. Then check the weather at the greenhouse website for the outside weather. Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse and write down the outside temperature. Now you can play a temperature game Click here to play a temperature game

Why is there a map? Why is there a blue circle?
Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse and look for the plus + and minus - signs at the top left of the map. Click on them and find out what happens. Then click on the Compare button on the top right, and click on the second one down, for Temperature. Find out if the temperature is the same everywhere on the map.

Will it get hotter in Manhattan?
Click here to play a temperature game Then ask for a thermometer and read the temperature for inside the greenhouse. Write down the number next to the top of the red line. Then check the weather at the greenhouse website for the outside weather. Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse and write down the outside temperature. Each time that you come, you must check the temperature inside and outside the greenhouse and write it down.

What are the funny pointy lines for?
Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse and read the top of each of the places where there are pointy lines. Do you see that there are titles? Now ask for help to change the weather history, and change to look at the monthly view. Now what do you notice?

What time does the sun go down?
Click here to watch a movie of sunrise and sunset and Click here to learn why sunset and sunrise change and click here to find a sunset/sunrise activity

Will the temperature change?
Click here to play a temperature game Then ask for a thermometer and read the temperature for inside the greenhouse. Write down the number next to the top of the red line. Then check the weather at the greenhouse website for the outside weather. Click here to find out the weather at the greenhouse and write down the outside temperature. Each time that you come, you must check the temperature inside and outside the greenhouse and write it down.

How fast can the wind go?
You can look outside at the weather station and count how many times the black cups spin around in one minute. Work with a partner. Have one person look at the clock to time a minute, and have the other person watch the black cups and count how many times they spin around. You can read about wind here. You can also make an anemometer

Why do the clouds move?
Read to find out about clouds

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