What’s the weather going to be like today?

Ever wake in the morning wondering…what’s the weather going to be like today? I wonder if it’s going to be sunny and hot? I wonder if it’s going to be cold and rainy?  All these questions lead to what you’re going to be doing in the day or what you’re going to wear to school.

The fourth graders are learning about one of the factors that help determine weather, temperature. One skill of a meteorologist, a trained person who studies, observers and forecasts the weather, is learning about how hot or cold the air is.  One of the tools used all the time by meteorologists to measure temperature is a thermometer.

Check out the fourth graders are they try their hands at reading and measuring the temperature of the water.  Eventually they will be using this skill to take the air temperature on campus.