Ecology: Weather Cycles

Investigate and track weather conditions over time.

Lab Summary:

In this exploration, students will use humidity and barometer sensors, measuring temperature, relative humidity, dew point, absolute humidity, and barometric pressure, to track weather conditions.

This activity will help students understand how these measurements relate to weather conditions that exist at a specific location.

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Method:

Use the Temperature, Barometer and Humidity Sensors to track weather conditions over time.

Here's What You Need:

Probeware

• PASPORT Humidity/Temp/Dew Point Sensor (PS-2124)
• PASPORT Temperature Sensor (PS-2125)
• PASPORT Barometer Sensor (PS-2113A)
• Xplorer GLX Graphing Datalogger (PS-2002)
  (or alternate PASPORT interface -- see other options)

Lab Manual:

This activity is included in Explorations in Biology (PS-2807), complete with Teacher Information pages, student instructions and handouts, and sample data for a total of 25 probeware-based labs. For your convenience, we offer bundles which provide the probeware necessary for the activities in the manual. For more information on these resources and bundles, click here.