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Weather is what the air outside is like right now: sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or snowy. The weather can change from one day to the next.

Clouds are made of lots of tiny drops of water. Millions of tiny drops join to make one raindrop, and then it falls as rain. Snow and hail fall from clouds too.

Wind is moving air. The Sun warms some places more than others, and that makes the air move.

We measure the weather with tools. A thermometer shows how warm it is. A rain gauge catches the rain. A weather vane shows where the wind comes from.

Experiment: Make a rain gauge

1. The teacher cuts the top off the bottle. Turn the top upside down and put it in the bottle like a funnel.
2. Put some pebbles in the bottom so it does not blow over. Pour in water up to the top of the pebbles and mark this line as 0.
3. Tape a ruler on the side, with 0 at your line.
4. Put the gauge outside in an open place, away from trees and roofs.
5. Every day at the same time, read how high the water is. Draw the weather in your diary. Then pour the water back down to the 0 line.

Day	Rain (mm)	Weather picture
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Questions

1. Draw today's weather. Is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or snowy?

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2. Where does rain come from?

   clouds / the ground

3. Which day had the most rain in your rain gauge?

Sources for every fact on this sheet: echoesof.science/school/weather/sources/

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