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DIY Wind Vane

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

Topics: Instruments

DIY Thermometer Screen

Thermometers are kept in special boxes (Stevenson screen) to protect them from sunshine, wind and the surroundings. You can make your own special box.

Topics: Instruments

DIY Sundial

Make a sundial A sundial used to be used to tell the time. The sun makes a shadow on the dial…

Topics: Instruments

Weather Stations

Automatic Weather Stations An automatic weather station usually consists of a number of outdoor weather sensors which communicate with a display unit indoors, which

Topics: Instruments, Observations and Data

Beaufort Scale

Beaufort wind scale for land areas Make your observations in an open location, e.g. school field. Use the scale below to estimate wind speed.

Topics: Fieldwork in Geography, Observations and Data

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DIY Wind Vane

DIY Thermometer Screen

DIY Sundial

Weather Stations

Beaufort Scale

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