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Your weather station: wind direction

Science Year 1
This unit is part of Year 1 Science Wonderful Weather

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Objectives

Look at the wind in the playground and wonder if there is a link between wind direction and rainfall. Does the wind change direction during the day? Make a wind-sock to measure the direction of the wind in the playground.

Science Objectives
i) Observe changes across the four seasons.

ii) Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.

Working Scientifically

  1. Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways.
  2. Observe closely, using simple equipment.
  3. Perform simple tests.
  4. Identify and classify.
  5. Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
  6. Gather and record data to help answer questions.

You Will Need

Provided Resources

  • How to make a wind sock
  • Daily Weather Watch and Watching the Weather resource
  • My Beaufort Scale sheet

Additional Resources

  • Plastic bottles
  • PVA glue
  • Tissue paper & ribbons
  • String
  • Chalk

Weblinks
Windsocks and their uses from www.YouTube.com

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Make a wind sock to measure wind direction.
  • Observe and record wind direction over time and notice patterns between rainfall and wind, and changes in direction.
  • Use the scientific vocabulary: wind, direction, gauge, patterns and data.

Activities

  1. Understand that wind direction is measured using a wind sock.
  2. Observe the wind direction over time and notice any patterns between rainfall and wind.
  3. Consider if the time of day has an effect on the wind direction.

Investigation - observing over time, pattern seeking
Make a windsock to measure wind direction and a wind vane to measure the direction of the wind.

Vocabulary
Weather, rainfall, precipitation, data, wind, direction, gauge, patterns

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