Make a Weather Station, Create a Weather Network!: OVERVIEW

What is one of the best ways to discover the secrets of weather? Make a weather station! The Weather Station Toolkit section of this book shows a young person how to build a handmade weather station using only ordinary, inexpensive materials easily found around home or in the classroom.

The Teacher's Guide in this book offers ALL the lessons and learning resources an educator needs to teach a class the main ingredients of weather, the ways weather is recorded, how to make and use instruments and how to graph and analyze weather information.

Also included in the engaging science project are activities to develop students' skills in observation, team work, scientific experimentation, writing, thinking, presentation, math and more, as well as accurate, up to date information about weather science!

Learning about weather is a powerful way to expand youthful curiosity about the natural world into an appreciation and understanding of the world of science. By the end of this exciting science unit, your students may start to think like scientists!



	*The Teacher's Guide* offers:** • Co-ordinated lesson plans with a step-by-step guides • Pre-preparation checklists • Key learning outcomes, concepts and vocabulary • Detailed ideas for homework and supplemental learning activities • Overheads, worksheets, science facts and so much more!



	Included with the Weather Station Toolkit: Simple to follow directions for 7 weather instruments All instruments are made from free or inexpensive materials easily found in a classroom or home Photographs of each instrument Descriptions of how and what each instrument measures Materials checklists Suggestions for weather forecasting And more!

Handmade Science: Make a Weather Station, Create a Weather Network!
is designed to meet the learning expectations of science curricula
common to most educational jurisdictions.