Activity Alternatives

Reporting Alternatives

1. Listen to weather reports explaining dew points and moisture content of air.  Using online weather reports from:

www.weather.com

www.msnbc.com/weather           (Auditory)

1. Prepare an oral presentation that would explain how rising temperatures give way to higher water vapor capacity.

2. Create a diagram that shows moisture content of clouds at different temperature levels.  Using online weather reports from:

www.weather.com

www.msnbc.com/weather               (Visual)

2. Use these diagrams to explain how rising temperatures give way to higher water vapor capacity.

3. Perform an experiment that would measure the room’s moisture capacity.

(materials - meter stick, thermometer)

1)      Measure room temperature

2)      Find mass of water vapor that 1m³ of air in room could hold

3)      Find volume of room

4)      Find mass of water vapor (multiply step 2 and 3)                       (Tactile)

3. Report findings to the class answering the following questions:

1)      How much water vapor could the room hold at 20 degrees Celsius?

2)      Would your answer change if the room temperature changed?  Why?

4. Prepare a series of self-obtained photographs of various cloud structures.  Using weather reports, determine which cloud structures would contain the most water vapor.                             (Kinesthetic)

4. Present your findings by developing a cloud and water vapor documentary that you videotape and present to the class.