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Reading Weather Instruments

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian Institution

Thermometer – Example 1

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Thermometer – Example 2

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Thermometer – Example 3

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Anemometer – Example 1

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Anemometer – Example 2

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Anemometer – Example 3

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Wind Vane – Example 1

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Wind Vane – Example 2

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Wind Vane – Example 3

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Rain Gauge – Example 1

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Rain Gauge – Example 2

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Rain Gauge – Example 3

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: © Carolina Biological Supply Company

Cloud Cover – Example 1

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: examphotos/Shutterstock.com

Describe as one of the following:

Clear A few clouds Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Overcast

Cloud Cover – Example 2

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: katacarix/Shutterstock.com

Describe as one of the following:

Clear A few clouds Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Overcast

Cloud Cover – Example 3

HOW DO WEATHER AND CLIMATE AFFECT OUR LIVES?Reading Weather InstrumentsSmithsonian Science for the Classroom™© Smithsonian InstitutionCREDIT: Iqbalup/Shutterstock.com

Describe as one of the following:

Clear A few clouds Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Overcast