Vocabulary
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Barometer
A tool to measure air pressure
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Looking out the window, would you say today is a High pressure or Low pressure day?
(Is it sunny and clear, or cloudy and rainy?)
Answer will vary
What is your favorite weather
Cloud, Sun or Rain
choice will vary
Data
Information we gather to analyze
Rain Guage
A tool to measure Rain (rainfall)
This is the type of precipitation we get if it is colder than 32 degrees
Snow, sleet (ice)
This is the type of precipitation we get if the temperature is 70 degrees
Rain
Thermometer
Find the thermometer on your talker
Tucker finds the thermometer
Meteorologist
the person who studies the weather
Thermometer
a tool to measure temperature
Freezing Point
32 degrees
If the weather map shows a HIGH pressure system, it means we will have what kind of weather
H
Nice weather
sunny and clear
Yay! thumbs up! makes us feel good! Happy! H!
High pressure
Low Pressure
Find the L on your talker
Tucker finds the L
Meteorology
the study of weather
What is your favorite weather tool to use and why?
answers will vary
Isotherm
Iso THERM
Lines on a weather map showing common temperatures
(remember: THERM thermometer, measures temperature)
What was the most interesting thing you learned from this weather unit?
answers will vary
High Pressure
Find the H on your talker
Tucker finds the H
Precipitation
Rain, Snow, Sleet
(any form of water -liquid or solid- that falls from the sky)
How many weather tools have we studied in this unit?
THREE
1. Thermometer
2. Barometer
3. Rain Gauge
Isobar
Iso BAR
Lines on a weather map showing common air pressure
(remember: BAR Barometer, measures air pressure)
If the weather map shows a LOW pressure system, it means we will have what kind of weather
L
Bad weather
rainy or cloudy
Kind of gloomy, tired, lazy
Low pressure
Show me the rain
Tucker finds rain on talker