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At the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, we are recognized around the state for our comprehensive meteorological services.
Our staff meteorologists, the voices of the Eye on the Sky weather broadcasts, are also our weather educators.
What better source could there be for learning about the science behind weather and climate!
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Introduction to Weather Instruments
What kinds of tools does a weatherperson use to measure what's going on in the air? How do they work? Thermometers (liquid and bimetallic), anemometer, wind vane, barometer, psychrometer and rain gauge are explained and passed around for close inspection. A brief trip to the Weather Center and the Instrument Shelter closes the time.
Duration: 50 minutes, flexible for K (can include Weather Center/Instrument Shelter).
Suitable for grades K-3
Weather Center and Instrument Shelter
The title says it all! A guided view of the Northern New England Weather Center, including instruments and telecommunications equipment; then a quick trip to the Instrument Shelter for an explanation of its workings.
Weatherlore
Before computers, The Weather Channel, even the Old Farmer's Almanac, forecasting the weather was a do-it-yourself project. And so, through hundreds of years of observing the weather, reliable signs were compiled and passed on, becoming those quaint country quips like when the cows lay down at midday, rain in on the way. Yet most, if not all of these bits of weather wisdom work. A look at the sayings, the science behind them, and a way for you to use them to forecast your own weather.
Appropriate for all ages.
How Do We Make a Forecast?
A day in the Life of a Meteorologist
An explanation of the process of making a weather forecast. We cover everything from taking local observations; through mapping regional, national, or hemispheric observations and using satellite imagery; to using computer model output. By the end your students should have a good understanding of how a meteorologist organizes his or her thoughts when faced with the task of figuring out the weather from 2 hours to 2 weeks into the future.
Best for Grade 4 & up
Weather a la Carte!
In the Weather Gallery along with the exhibits, we have a Weather Cart that can be rolled out and lessons taught on the following four topics:
- Wind,
- Pressure,
- Temperature, and
- Moisture
These lessons could be presented one of two ways:
- A short lesson focusing on one of four topics, with a "hands on" activity to follow, or,
- A longer lesson focusing on one of four topics, with follow up materials provided for your class to conduct "hands-on" experiments back at school.
Suitable for students from Kindergarten to the third grade
Plan Your Visit!
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Current Conditions
05/16/12 6:17 PM
St. Johnsbury, VT
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Temperature: 65.8 °F
Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will continue eastward from the Champlain Valley this afternoon. Exercise caution if outdoors this afternoon and evening. Seek shelter if storms approach.
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