MetLink - Royal Meteorological Society Experiments

For measuring wind speed.

Topics: Instruments

A simple way to record the weather.

Topics: Instruments

Our rain originally came from oceans, seas and lakes. It became clouds and eventually fell on us as rain.

Topics: Atmosphere

Make a tornado in a jar A tornado is air which is spinning very fast. It is made by a special type of thunderstorm

Topics: Atmosphere

Wind is used to power things, you might see large windmills in the countryside or out at sea.

Topics: Instruments

The instrument used for measuring wind direction is called a wind vane.

Topics: Instruments

Weather fronts We get different sorts of weather because of the way warm air and cold air move around us in the atmosphere. What

Topics: Atmosphere

Thermometers are kept in special boxes (Stevenson screen) to protect them from sunshine, wind and the surroundings.

Topics: Instruments

A sundial used to be used to tell the time.

Topics: Instruments

Make a cloud in a glass Clouds in the real world form in warm, moist air. You can make something similar happen using things

Topics: Clouds

More simple experiments and demonstrations from around the web:

Topics: Air Pressure, Atmosphere, Clouds, Instruments

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