Innovating Science™ Exploring Meteorology

Description

This experiment provides students with the experience of being a meteorologist.

• Studies of pressure changes and creating a barometer
• Studies of wind speed and creating a anemometer
• Learn the skills to confidently read a weather map
• Includes a demonstration of how clouds form by allowing the instructor to form a vapor cloud
• Experiment includes material for 15 groups of 2 to perform the tasks
• Demonstration portion has enough material to perform the demonstration 5 times
• Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*
• Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS2.C; ESS2.D
• Performance Expectations: MS- ESS2-5
• Cross Cutting Concepts: Cause and Effect
• Engineering Practices: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Specifications

• Certifications/Compliance: Next Gen Aligned
• Color: White
• Grade: 7 to 14
• Age: 13 to 20
• For Use With (Application): Earth Science
• Includes: 10 mL Isopropyl Alcohol 99%; 15 Test Tubes; 15 Cork Stoppers, Small; 15 Bottles; 60 Cups, 3 oz ; 30 Cups, 5 oz ; 15 Stir Sticks; 30 Straws; 15 Balloons; 1 Dispenser; 15 Rubber Bands; 1 Glass Bottle; 15 Push Pins; 15 Practice Weather Maps
• Material: Cardboard Box Kit
• Quantity: 1
• Dimensions (L x W x H): 12 x 9 x 4 in.
• Class Size: 15 Lab Groups
• Product Type: Meteorology Kit

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