Using ICT to monitor the weather
Liz Hall and Karen Lewis, Barming Primary School, Maidstone
For teachers considering setting up a weather station in a primary school, this report gives practical advice on installing the equipment, accessing the data and using the recorded information in the curriculum. The pages also show how satellite images taken from the Internet may be used to support teaching and learning.
The school won a complete geostationary satellite system, and purchased additional equipment with NGfL support. Images from the satellite and recorded weather data will be available to other schools on Barming's web site.
QCA Geography
Unit 4 Going to the Seaside - KS 1
Unit 5 Where in the World is Barnaby Bear KS 1
Unit 7 Weather around the World KS2
Unit 14 Investigating Rivers KS2
Unit 15 The Mountain Environment KS 2
Unit 16 What's in the News? KS2
Unit 18 Connecting Ourselves to the World KS 1and 2
Weather data and satellite images may be used in these units.