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Rain Gauge Activity

Provided by: NASA |Published on: November 16, 2023

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Synopsis

In this lesson, students will review the water cycle, create rain gauges, and learn why precise data gathering is necessary and important.
Students will get to experiment, create different rain gauge designs, and learn about the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission and its importance.

Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering

Authors: NASA

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This inquiry-based activity is engaging and allows for a variety of results.
The lesson does a great job of providing a lot of context to deepen understanding.

Additional Prerequisites

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Some blue words in the Teacher Guide look like links but are not clickable.
There is narration for the video clip on slide 7, contrary to what it says in the Teacher Guide.
Students should already know the forms of water or states of matter.

Differentiation

If time permits, students may enjoy demonstrations to illustrate evaporation, condensation, and the fact that salt does not evaporate with water.
This lesson would be a great follow-up to this lesson on exploring the water cycle or any other exploration of the water cycle.
Language arts students can demonstrate their understanding by writing about the importance of precise precipitation data.
Students can log precipitation for a week and create a graph using this resource.

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Resource Type and Format

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