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| Everyday we hear about weather forecasts from the | | | | but it will give you an idea of the temperature. You will |
| radio, newspaper, television and the Internet. Because | | | | need a glass bottle with a rubber or cork stopper, a |
| the air is always moving, there is always weather! Air | | | | glass tube, larger glass container, red food coloring, |
| warming, cooling, rising and falling causes weather such | | | | water and ice. Fill the bottle with water and add |
| as wind, rain, fog, snow, hail and thunderstorms. As a | | | | several drops of red coloring. Drill a hole in the stopper |
| kid weather activity, discuss what weather is and why | | | | to fit the glass tube and slide the tube into the hole |
| it is important to us. For a science experiment, make a | | | | carefully. |
| simple thermometer. | | | | Place the bottle in the larger glass container filled with |
| Knowing what the weather is going to be can affect | | | | cold, iced water. Open the smaller bottle, fill the bottle |
| planning outdoor activities, traveling and just being | | | | with cold water and replace the stopper. Cut a piece |
| outside. As an activity, learn to read a weather map | | | | of cardboard the length of the glass tube and secure it |
| printed in a newspaper. Look for places where | | | | with tape to the tube. Mark a line on the cardboard |
| it’s raining, hot, windy and cold. From the weather | | | | showing the level of the water in the tube. Mark a |
| map, record the daily weather forecast and see if you | | | | temperature scale by comparing to an indoor |
| can learn to predict the next day’s weather. | | | | thermometer or just watch the tube levels to show |
| Make a simple thermometer using colored water. The | | | | how the temperature changes. |