Storms | Design Your Own Experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
How to Select a Topic Relating to this Concept
To select a related project, you can create models of weather phenomena and collect information from observing. An experiment with storms could include observing collecting data before and during a thunderstorm. You can also use the information meteorologists and storm chasers have gathered on tornadoes. The tools used to measure storms opens up another branch of related projects.
Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher to learn more about storms. You may also want to contact a local weatherperson in your area to talk about his or her work and possible project ideas.
Steps in the Scientific Method
To conduct an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should be measuring, or...
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