Weather Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
- Make a poster that
shows and explains the water cycle.
- Set up a simple
weather station to record rainfall,
temperature, air pressure, or evaporation
for one week.
- Watch the weather
forecast on a local television station.
Weather Academics Pin
Earn the Weather belt loop, and
complete fives of the following requirements:
- Define the following
terms: weather, humidity, precipitation,
temperature, and wind.
- Explain how clouds
are made. Describe the different kinds of
clouds - stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and
cirrus - and what kind of weather can be
associated with these cloud types.
- Describe the climate
in your state. Compare its climate with that
in another state.
- Describe a
potentially dangerous weather condition in
your community. Discuss safety precautions
and procedures for dealing with this
condition.
- Define what is meant
by acid rain. Explain the greenhouse effect.
- Talk to a
meteorologist about his or her job. Learn
about careers in meteorology.
- Make a weather map of
your state or country, using several weather
symbols.
- Explain the
differences between tornadoes and
hurricanes.
- Make a simple weather
vane. Make a list of other weather
instruments and describe what they do.
- Explain how weather
can affect agriculture and the growing of
food.
- Make a report to your
den or family on a book about weather.
- Explain how rainbows
are formed and then draw and color a
rainbow.
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09/10/08