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| Comparing Weather |
by Erik Goettsch and Austin Holland
Cordell Elementary School, Cordell, Oklahoma
(presented at the 1999 Earthstorm Science Fair)
We're sixth graders from Cordell
and we enjoy playing soccer. We chose our project after hearing about it from
our science teacher. We chose this topic because we wanted to see how the weather
would compare taken from two different places at the same time with the Mesonet
data from Bessie.
We took readings in Cordell, east of Cordell, and at the Bessie
Mesonet station to compare. We measured wind speed with a borrowed anemometer,
wind direction with a windsock we made, temperature with a thermometer, and figured
wind chill using a chart. We took readings at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for two
days.
Our readings were different from each other and the Bessie tower. Temperature
is affected by surfaces such as concrete or grass. Wind is affected by anything
that will slow or stop it. One day it was too warm and still for a wind chill
reading. We learned that a lot of things can affect the weather, and it is
different at locations that are relatively close together.
We would like to
thank Robert Goettsch for his help. Yes, we would do another project. It was
fun! |
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