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10 to 30 Minute Experiments You Can Do at Home!

Try this series of experiments at home to learn about weather systems and storms. Each experiment or demonstration is designed to give you an understanding of a topic in a visual and interactive format. Teachers, students, and weather enthusiasts will all find easy samples listed based on the time it takes for completion.

Weather Satellites

Weather satellites - Building a weather satellite in the classroom is easy with this weather lesson plan. As with any science lesson plan, weather lessons are a unique opportunity to focus on the atmosphere and the ways we understand weather forecasts.

Check the Levels of Atmospheric Ozone Near Your House

Ever wondered how much ozone is near you? We all know about the ozone hole over the Antarctic, but what about near your house? Learn how to find the exact amounts of ozone in your home state or country anywhere around the world.

Make a Sling Psychrometer for Testing Relative Humidity in the Air

Use a wooden dowel rod, some rubber bands, and an inexpensive set of thermometers to make a psychrometer to test the amount of humidity in the air. The experiment includes a relative humidity chart for converting dry-bulb and wet-buld temperatures.

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