Little weather station

Children build a rain gauge and a weather vane and record the weather for a week.

Steps

1. Conversation: who predicts the weather and why we need a forecast.
2. From a cut plastic bottle, children make a rain gauge with a ruler glued on.
3. From a cup, straw, and pushpin, they make a weather vane.
4. You set up the devices on the windowsill or in the garden.
5. For a week, children write down weather symbols and readings in a table.

Tip: Prepare a weather chart with pictures (sun, cloud, rain) for younger children.

Materials needed

• Paper straws (1 pack)
• 30 cm (12-inch) rulers (1 per group)
• Outdoor thermometer (1 piece)