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Weather stations for Education |
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A Davis weather station is a cross curriculum classroom tool that can be used to enrich science, ICT and geography studies from KS1 through to A level.
The standard software readily allows the weather data to be fed automatically into a weather reporting website on the Internet, so demonstrating the school's environmental and technological awareness and raising its presence and profile both in the community that it serves and more generally across the world wide web. Students can participate in specific collaborative activities, including the MetLink project set up by the Royal Meteorological Society Education Department, and the GLOBE Program, an international weather monitoring project. Data from Davis weather stations in automatically formatted for transmission to the GLOBE program. More information about GLOBE is available at: www.globe.gov. More information about MetLink is available at: www.metlink.org.
The weather station can relay data back to the display console either via a wireless link or via a cable. For more details on things to consider when debating a wireless versus a cabled system read our page Choosing a System. In our experience most schools choose cabled systems and mount all of the sensors on the tripod. Although this is not ideal from the point of view of meteorological accuracy, it means that the complete system can be safely located in one place, and the brackets at the base of the tripod legs tilt, making it easy to locate on a roof or uneven terrain. Typical Educational System Specification:Cabled VP weather station + Weatherlink data logger and software + mounting tripod + FREE booklet 'how to get the most out of your Davis weather station' Subtotal £646.90 (ex VAT ) £759.23 (incl VAT) P&P £15.00 Educational discounts may be available. Please enquire for further details. Educational links :http://www.royal-met-soc.org.uk |
Easy to set up, students can use the Davis weather station for
a wide variety of classroom projects, from meteorological measuring,
data handling and storage, to setting up and using a weather reporting
website. The Weatherlink data logger can store data over a period as
long as a summer holiday, depending on the frequency of the data
collected. This can then be downloaded to the schools computers at an
appropriate time.
Importantly, Davis weather stations offer tough
construction and simple maintenance. The whole system can be mounted
together on our simple tripod, or for greater accuracy of wind speed
readings, the anemometer can be set high up (eg on the school roof) and
can either be linked to the other sensors via the 40ft cable (supplied
as standard), or, if required, via a solar powered wireless transmission
kit (with a range of up to 120m).