Weather Tools
Senses
Clouds
Fabric/Clothing
Wind/Puddles
100
You use this to measure how much wind there is outside.
What is a flag?
100
You use this sense to see clouds outside or wind blowing.
What is sight (eyes)?
100
These clouds look puffy and white
What are cumulus clouds?
100
This fabric resists water the best.
What is nylon?
100
If your flag does not blow, you would say there is...
no wind
200
You use this to measure how hot or cold it is.
What is a thermometer?
200
You use this sense to know if wind is blowing past your head.
What is hearing (ears)?
200
These clouds look like fog. They are close to the ground.
What are stratus clouds?
200
This fabric gets really wet when water is poured over it.
What is cotton?
200
If your flag blows a little bit, you would say there is...
some wind
300
You use this to measure how much rain you get.
What is a rain gauge?
300
You use this sense a lot in science. You might use it to know how hot or cold water is or to know if the wind is blowing or to know how hot or cold it is outside.
What is touch (feeling)?
300
These clouds are wispy clouds and really high in the sky.
What are cirrus clouds?
300
This fabric gets somewhat wet when water is poured over it. It absorbs some of the water and some of it rolls off.
What is wool?
300
If your flag blows a lot, you would say that there is...
strong wind
400
Meterologists create this and you can read them online, hear them on TV or read them in the newspaper.
What is a forecast?
400
You sometimes use this sense in testing weather, but you usually use it for knowing that your mom is cooking or someone is wearing perfume.
What is smell (nose)?
400
Clouds are made out of this substance.
What is water?
400
You would wear this outfit if it was 30 degrees outside.
What is a coat, pants, long sleeves, gloves, hat, scarf?
400
This is where the water goes after it leaves a puddle.
What is into the sky (evaporation) or into the ground (absorption)?
500
You use this fancy tool to measure how fast the wind is moving (scientists and meteorologists use it).
What is an anemometer?
500
This sense is never used in science.
What is taste (tongue)?
500
This happens when a cloud gets too heavy and it cannot hold everything anymore.
What is precipitation (rain/snow/hail)?
500
You would wear this outfit if it was 80 degrees outside.
What are shorts, t-shirt, flip-flops, hat, and sunglasses?
500
This is what happens to warm water when cold water is poured into it.
The warm water gets colder