Tornado in Lincoln!

Here's a picture of a funnel cloud my son took at baseball practice tonight...

Check this kid out!

Click on this link to watch a video of a Future Forecaster...

The Three Main Clouds - Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus

What type of weather would you expect with each type of cloud?

Air Masses Lab...Take 2!

Was your hypothesis supported or not supported by your observations? How did the experiment today relate to air masses and colliding cold and warm fronts?

Air Masses Lab

Allow our first attempt did not produce the results I was expecting, this is just part of science. Every experiment you attempt will not work perfectly, but the lesson here is to make observations and set up a new experiment and....TRY AGAIN! Also, many times our hypothesis is incorrect. This does not make you a bad scientist. It merely gives you information and perhaps leads you to ask another question. Thank you for your patience today :) YOU ROCK 6th GRADE!!! Never stop asking questions and searching for answers.

 

Cold and Warm Front Animation

Please click on the link below and watch the animations for cold and warm fronts.  After viewing, what type of clouds would you expect to see produced from an approaching cold front?  Warm front?

Cold and Warm Front Animation

Measuring rainfall – it’s easy and difficult at the same time

Please read the following blog post about measuring rainfall.  What factors effected the accuracy  of her rainfall data?  Do you still think collecting rainfall data is as simple as putting a can outside and marking it with some lines?

Measuring rainfall – it’s easy and difficult at the same time

Barometers

What does a barometer measure?  What does change in the reading indicate?  What do you predict you will observe when you read your barometer tomorrow morning?

Atmosphere Video

Anemometers

Not much data to collect on this fairly calm wind day...hopefully by the end of the week we will see our anemometers in full swing. What factors may affect the data we collect about wind speed?