AirComfort TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan from HamiltonBuhl® Table of Contents Introduction . 3 Setup . .4 Data Format . 4 Activity 1: Differentiating Weather and Climate . 5 Blank Venn Diagram (Illustration A) 6 Venn Diagram with Answers (Illustration B) 7 For Further Discussion 8 Activity 2: Temperature Scales Conversion . .9 Quick Method and Exact Method Formulae 10 Blank Typical Temperatures Chart 10 Typical Temperatures Chart with Answers 11 For Further Discussion 12 Activity 3: Hangman Joke . .13 Blank Hangman Joke (Illustration C) 14 Hangman Joke with Answer (Illustration D) 15 For Further Discussion 16 Activity 4: Crossword Puzzle . 17. Blank Crossword Puzzle (Illustration E) 18 Crossword Puzzle with Answers (Illustration F) 19 For Further Discussion 20 Activity 5: Weather Measurement Tools . 21. Blank Weather Tools (Worksheet 1) 22 Weather Tools Answers (Worksheet 2) 23 Activity 6: Tracking and Comparing Weather Data . .24 Blank Plotting Chart (Worksheet 3) 25 Examples Plotting Chart (Worksheet 4) 26 For Further Discussion 27 The Fun Doesn’t Stop . 28 Certificate of Achievement . 29 . Sources . .30 TMTM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfortAirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Weather and Climate Lesson Plan from HamiltonBuhl® Introduction Table of Contents This HamiltonBuhl® Weather Climate Lesson Plan is made for use with Introduction . 3 AirComfortTM. The educator uses this document as a guide to instruct Setup . .4 elementary school children to enrich their science and math education. Data Format . 4 Activities use these disciplines: Activity 1: Differentiating Weather and Climate . 5 Blank Venn Diagram (Illustration A) 6 1. Internet Usage Venn Diagram with Answers (Illustration B) 7 For Further Discussion 8 2. Calculator/Math Activity 2: Temperature Scales Conversion . .9 3. Small Team Interaction Quick Method and Exact Method Formulae 10 Blank Typical Temperatures Chart 10 4. Critical/Comparative Thinking Typical Temperatures Chart with Answers 11 For Further Discussion 12 Activity 3: Hangman Joke . .13 Blank Hangman Joke (Illustration C) 14 Hangman Joke with Answer (Illustration D) 15 Set-Up For Further Discussion 16 Activity 4: Crossword Puzzle . 17. For HamiltonBuhl® Activities on Weather and Climate, it’s not recommended Blank Crossword Puzzle (Illustration E) 18 exposing your AirComfortTM to the direct elements. Crossword Puzzle with Answers (Illustration F) 19 For Further Discussion 20 Keeping it on your desk or another convenient area is good for the purposes of the activities. Activity 5: Weather Measurement Tools . 21. Blank Weather Tools (Worksheet 1) 22 The activities in this Plan require a few days of data collection. So it’s Weather Tools Answers (Worksheet 2) 23 recommended you insert the battery into AirComfortTM immediately. Activity 6: Tracking and Comparing Weather Data . .24 In the meantime, your students can begin with the first five activities which Blank Plotting Chart (Worksheet 3) 25 don’t require AirComfortTM data. Examples Plotting Chart (Worksheet 4) 26 For Further Discussion 27 Also, you can keep additional AirComfortTM devices upstairs, downstairs, or in any other interesting areas of your building for your own custom The Fun Doesn’t Stop . 28 activities. Certificate of Achievement . 29 . Sources . .30 3 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Data Format AirComfortTM stores up to 100 days of data, and will begin recording when its battery is inserted. If 100 days is exceeded, then AirComfortTM will continue to record the newest data and delete the oldest. But you can track weather data for longer periods of time by regularly exporting and keeping data. Data is exportable by email through the AirComfortTM mobile app. The data formatting is shown below. In-Line Email: Date, Time, Temperature (°C), Humidity, 16/10/2017,16:26,23.32,54.77 16/10/2017,16:06,23.34,54.77 16/10/2017,15:46,23.31,54.77 16/10/2017,15:26,23.29,54.77 CSV File: Temperature data from AirComfortTM can only be recorded in Celsius. 4 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Activity 1 Differentiating Weather and Climate Purpose: To give a foundational understanding of the two terms before beginning this Plan. Materials Needed: Blank Venn Diagram (Illustration A) and Internet access. Instructions: 1. Group students in teams of two. 2. Share copies of the Blank Venn Diagram (Illustration A) with students. 3. Ask students to discuss and write down their perceived similarities and differences with the terms weather and climate. The similarities should be written in the central overlapping region. The differences should be written in the non-overlapping regions. 4. Have students research online the differences between weather and climate. 5. Discuss findings with students. 4 5 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Illustration A: Blank Venn Diagram W eat he r e t a m i l C 6 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Illustration B: Venn Diagram Answers Wea The dierence is time.th Weather describes conditions e over a short period of time. Weather occurs outside. r Possible Answers: 1. Happens outside 2. Told by weatherperson 3. Tells us how hot or cold it is 4. Is rain, snow, lightning, etc. 5. Can be eected by Man and Nature 6. Not well understood 7. Cannot be controlled 8. Need tools to measure The dierence is time. Climate is how weather behaves over long periods of time. Climate can be used to describe indoor conditions. For example, the term “Climate Control” is used for car and home air conditioning features. e t a m i l C 6 7 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® For Further Discussion: 1. What are 3 websites that have accurate sources of weather data? https://www.wunderground.com/history https://weather.com/ https://www.accuweather.com/ 2. Why would anyone be interested in understanding the Climate? By understanding historical trends, we try to predict future weather patterns. Farmers for example, can use this information to better plan when to plant crops. 3. Name 5 professions whose jobs include keeping track of the Climate? Storm Chaser Meteorologist Scientist (Hydrologist, Chemist, Oceanographer, etc.) Airplane or Ship Captain Utilities Company Engineer 8 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Activity 2 Temperature Scales Conversion Purpose: AirComfortTM gives temperature data only in Celsius. But with this activity, students will know how to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Materials Needed: Calculators, paper, pencils, Internet access. Instructions: 1. Group students in teams of two. 2. Have students research online, “What is Celsius and Fahrenheit?”, and in what countries are they used? 3. Discuss findings with students. 4. Ask students if anyone knows how to convert Celsius and Fahrenheit. Approve even inaccurate/quick methods. 5. Share copies of Quick Method and Exact Method Formulae1, and Blank Typical Temperatures Chart. 6. With calculators, have students first convert the given Chart temperatures using the Exact Method to fill in missing Exact fields. Then use the Quick Method to derive the remaining fields. 8 9 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Quick Method and Exact Method Formulae1 Methods C to F F to C Quick X2, +30 -30, /2 Exact X9, /5, +32 -32, X5, /9 Blank Typical Temperatures Chart Celsius Fahrenheit Significance Quick Exact Quick Exact 356 Moderate Oven 100 Water Boils 104 Hot Bath 37 Body Temperature 30 Beach Weather 70 Room Temperature 10 Cool Day 0 Water Freezes –18 Very Cold Day Extremely Cold Day –40 (Hint: Special Converted Number!) 10 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Typical Temperatures Chart with Answers Celsius Fahrenheit Significance Quick Exact Quick Exact 163 180 390 356 Moderate Oven 91 100 230 212 Water Boils 37 40 110 104 Hot Bath Blank Typical Temperatures Chart 34 .3 37 104 98 .6 Body Temperature 28 30 90 86 Beach Weather Celsius Fahrenheit Significance 20 21 72 70 Room Temperature Quick Exact Quick Exact 10 10 50 50 Cool Day 356 Moderate Oven 1 0 30 32 Water Freezes 100 Water Boils –15 –18 –6 0 Very Cold Day 104 Hot Bath Extremely Cold Day 37 Body Temperature –35 –40 –50 –40 (Hint: Special Converted Number!) 30 Beach Weather 70 Room Temperature 10 Cool Day 0 Water Freezes –18 Very Cold Day Extremely Cold Day –40 (Hint: Special Converted Number!) 10 11 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® For Further Discussion: 1. Is the Quick Method more accurate with colder, or hotter temperatures? Hotter. For example, the difference between 163 and 180 Celsius is 10%. The difference between -35 and -40 is 14%. The numerical differences may seem larger at the hotter temperatures, but the hotter temperatures themselves are big numbers. So proportionately, the difference is smaller compared to the colder temperatures. Therefore, the Quick Method is more accurate with hotter temperatures. 2. What are 3 websites that have temperature scale calculators? https://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html#explanation https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/conversions/temperature.php http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm 3. Why would anyone use the Quick Method? People may have no time for complicated formulae, or they may have no need for precise conversions. If you’re not a data scientist, then do you really need the most accurate conversion? 12 TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan TM Weather and Climate Lesson Plan AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® AirComfort from HamiltonBuhl® Activity 3 Hangman Joke Purpose: To discover a new temperature scale- the forerunner to Celsius. Materials Needed: Blank Hangman Joke (Illustration C). Instructions: 1.