Monitoring the wind

Monitoring the wind

We have been learning all about the wind and how it is measured using the Beaufort Scale. We made our own wind socks to see the direction of the wind.  
What is wind?

What is wind?

Today we made wind socks to help us figure out which direction the wind was coming from. We discussed what wind is and when wind can be useful – did you know that wind energy can be used to generate electricity?! Over the coming weeks we will be observing if...
How can you measure rainfall?

How can you measure rainfall?

Today we created our own rain cloud which helped us to learn about the water cycle and where rain comes from. We then discussed how we could measure rainfall and decided to make our own class rain gauges. We will be using our rain gauges to collect and record data...
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