Weather Forecasting (correction)

The problem we are facing is how to predict the weather using just humidity, temperature, and cloud formations. Another problem that we face is the limited equipment that is available to us. The question must be asked: “Can you predict the weather with just these signs to your advantage?” We say yes. Through their hypothetical connectedness we believe that we can accurately predict the weather for any one-week period.

We chose this topic after long periods of deliberation. We had to take many factors into consideration. One of these factors was time. We felt that we had to choose a topic that could be done in a short period of time to allow for ample time to prepare the actual lab packet. We also felt that the bi-seasonal projects would be obsolete since the season had already changed from warm to colder weather. Another factor that played a part in our choosing this topic was materials. Some more complicated ideas were thrown out due to the fact that they might have taken too much hardware that we couldn’t get our hands on. Finally, we choose to investigate weather because it is constantly an issue and it required the use of a minimal amount of materials.

In this lab we plan to accomplish many things. First, we plan to prove our hypothesis that weather patterns can be predicted using temperature, humidity, and cloud formations. Second, we plan to educate the student on how to use these signs as a personal tool to be used in his or her life. Third, we plan to study how each of these signs is connected and how they play a role in the magnitudes and shifts in each other.

This research holds much relevance to our world. We found that this subject matter could prove to be useful to anyone who succeeds in learning it. If one can predict the weather, he or she can make outdoor plans without the use of a television or radio. This could end up being very useful in survival situations or in situations where weather prediction is instrumental in one’s actions.

Materials and Methods

During the first week of our experiment, we will be observing the weather and its patterns. On each day, each of the members of our investigation team will perform a test on the different aspects of the weather: temperature, humidity, and cloud formations. While testing temperature, each of the four members of our team will take a temperature sample from four pre-determined areas of Miami’s campus, at four times per day (morning, early afternoon, sunset, and night). After this has been done, an average temperature will be taken and that will be the average temperature for the day. For humidity, a sling psychrometer will be used to sample the moisture in the air. This test will be performed at the same times as the temperature test (morning, early afternoon, sunset, and night). The final test that will be performed is that of the observation of cloud formation. This test will be done in only one pre-determined area. The various types of clouds we will study are cirrus, stratus, cumulo-nimbus, and cumulus. After we study the patterns of weather for a week, we will hypothetically have a grasp on what is to be expected for the future. Essentially after that week of study, we will be able to see a pattern forming in the weather. Then after determining where the pattern starts and where it repeats, we will be able to make an even more accurate prediction of where the patterns of weather will take us.

During class-time, we will basically ask the rest of the class to re-perform our study to learn hands on how to use our pre-determined signs as tools in weather prediction. We will ask the students to perform our studies on Tuesday and Thursday of our teaching week and to extrapolate that information to the patterns that we will explain in our lab discovery. Hopefully, each student will be able to predict (approximately) what the weather of the next week will be.

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