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Earthworks
Earth System Science for Secondary Teachers
Air Temperature and Thermometer House Design
Who: 8th grade Earth Science students
Where: North central Texas; in and around school grounds
When: Aug./Sept. or April/May
What: A comparison of actual air temperature and "feel like it." Design a thermometer house.
Why:
- understand what air temperature is
- understand effects of solar radiation
- understand effects of convection
- teamwork to understand atmospheric conditions
How:
- Take temperature readings anywhere and any way (stay on school grounds) after 5 min. exposure.
- Return to classroom to discuss air temperature, solar radiation, wind effects and convection (correct method of taking temperature)
- Next day: take T reading again (hopefully correct method) after comparing previous day's results.
- Compare current results, discuss.
- As a follow-up, kids will design a thermometer "house." We will choose 3 and build them. They will be placed outside the school and monitored daily. The readings will be compared to the actual T. Discussion will ensue to determine most efficient house - and why.
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