Transcript Keeping weather records

Keeping
weather
records
Hi Bulb Buddies!
Congratulations on
completing the last task!
You really are Super
Scientists!
In this next task, we will be
planning your investigation.
Planning your Investigation.
Before you start any investigation it’s important to
think things through before you start.
Remember we are trying to find out: ‘How changing
spring temperatures are affecting flowering times in daffodil
and crocus bulbs’.
What will you actually do?
Read-on for a little help.
Good questions to ask when planning
an investigation….
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What do we expect to happen?
What information should we collect?
How will we collect it?
What equipment will we use?
How will we make it a fair test?
Will there be any risks or hazards?
What information do
we need to collect?
Temperature?
Number of leaves marked by
pests?
Rainfall?
Number of insect pollinators?
(bees or flies)
Number of
Elephants?
Plant height?
Flowering date?
Number of leaves?
Maximum
number of
Flowers?
Colour of pencil?
We only need to collect…
Temperature?
Number of leaves marked by
pests?
Rainfall?
Number of insect pollinators?
(bees or flies)
Number of
Elephants?
Plant height?
Flowering date?
Number of leaves?
Maximum
number of
Flowers?
Colour of pencil?
What equipment and units
should we use for recording?
Measurement
Temperature?
Rainfall?
Plant height?
Flowering date?
Equipment
Units
Professor Plant suggests:
Measurement
Equipment
Units
Temperature?
Thermometer
Celsius (°C)
Rainfall?
Rain gauge
Millimetres (mm)
Plant height?
(on flowering date)
Ruler
Millimetres (mm)
Flowering date?
Calendar
By date (01/02/06)
Recording Rules
• The way we collect information is very important to
ensure a fair test. Please follow my recording rules.
• From November until March - please keep weather
records.
• From January until April please keep flowering
records.
Equipment you need
to keep weather records
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1 Rain gauge
1 Thermometer
1 Ruler
1 School weather chart
Making weather records
• From November until March, keep daily records of
temperature (°C) and rainfall (mm). See your school
weather chart for details.
• Please record in the afternoon at a regular time - that
suits your class.
• At the end of each week log-in to the website
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/spring-bulbs/ to send
your records to Professor Plant.
• You will need to know your ‘class username and
password’.
Practice 1st
If you can, practice making weather
records:
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Put some water in your rain gauge. In turn, ask
each person in the class to write down the
measurement.
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Does everyone come up with the same answer. If
not, why?
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Make sure everyone is reading accurately.
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Practice with a thermometer too.
Send your stories and pictures to our
bulb-blog and follow Professor Plant on Twitter!
www.twitter.com/Professor_Plant
Study & compare (www.museumwales.ac.uk/scan/bulbs)
Once you send in your data the website
will create a weather chart and plot
your school on the spring bulb map.
Study your schools weather chart and
compare it with the weather being
recorded in other schools.
Keep weekly records for the
chance to win a
nature-activity trip!
Includes: A free coach and a day of facilitated nature activities for
one class. A winner from South Wales will visit St Fagans: National
History Museum or a winner from North Wales will visit the National
Slate Museum. The Edina trust is organising local trips for winning
schools in England and Scotland. See: www.edinatrust.org.uk
To stand a chance to win:
Make sure you send your weekly
weather records to the website by
24th March.
The winner will be announced on the
29th of April and the trip will be held
on the week of 23rd May 2015.
All pupils that send in their records
will receive Super Scientist
Certificates together with a few
seedlings.
Important: If for some reason you
can’t send in your data – contact
Professor Plant: [email protected]
Hopefully, you now understand:
• How to record the weather.
• The equipment you must use.
• The methods for collecting information.
Congratulations on completing this task!
You really are Super Scientists!
Bye Bulb Buddies.