From: Ginny Dexter <gdexter@humboldt.k12.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Weather World/Weather on Mars Internet Research
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:04:36 -0600
Dear Mars Weather Watching Teachers,
My students and I have been busy on the internet learning about
Mar's Weather Instruments and comparing and contrasting them with ours. I
have made up two sheets for them to collect information on and am sending
them along to you in case you may find them useful with your classes. Ginny
WEATHER WORLDS
INTERNET RESEARCH AND BRAINSTORMING
MRS. DEXTER SCIENCE
1. Choose one weather instrument__________
2. What does it measure?_________________
_______________________________________
3. How does the instrument work? _________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________
4. What weather condition are you studying in depth?
________________________________
______________________________________
5. Describe how your weather works? What causes this phenomenon?
________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
6. Does your weather condition happen on Mars? Why or why not?
__________________
_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
7. Discuss your answers with your group. How do you want to measure your
weather?_____
________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________
8. When and where do you want to take your
measurements?________________________________________________________________
__
_____________________________________
10. Who will collect information and who will
record_________________________________
_______________________________________
11. Where are you getting your instrument or are you making it? Who
plans on getting or making it? _____________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
12. How will you check for accuracy of your
instrument?____________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
WEATHER WORLDS
NETWORK - SEARCH- READ -FIND OUT - ANSWER
MRS. DEXTER - SCIENCE
Please go to :
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mpfmir/
Click on Pathfinder, Click on Weather Conditions
Read & Answer the following questions
Check out: http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/default.html
http://nova.stanford.edu/projects/mgs/dmwr.html
QUESTION ONE:
NAME THE WEATHER INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE ON PATHFINDER.
DESCRIBE WHAT EACH OF THEM DO.
1.______________________________________________________________________________
________________________2.______________________________________________________
________________________________________________3.______________________________
________________________________________________________________________4.______
________________________________________________________________________________
________________
QUESTION TWO:
READ AND RECORD WHAT THE LATEST WEATHER REPORT IS ON MARS:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
QUESTION THREE:
WHICH OF THESE INSTRUMENTS COULD YOU USE ON PLANET EARTH, SPECIFICALLY
HYDESVILLE AND WHAT WOULD THEY MEASURE?
1.______________________________________________________________________________
________________________2.______________________________________________________
________________________________________________3.______________________________
________________________________________________________________________4.______
________________________________________________________________________________
________________
QUESTION FOUR:
Which weather instruments/measurements would only be applicable to Mars? Why?
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
QUESTION FIVE:
Which instruments/measurements would only be applicable to Earth? Why?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
DID YOU: SEARCH THE INTERNET????? READ???????
LEARN NEW INFORMATION? RECORD DATA?
YES? GOOD JOB!!!!