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Weather and Climate
A Museum of Science Traveling Program
Description
Weather and Climate is
a 60-minute presentation
packed with innovative,
exciting demonstrations
that model challenging
meteorological concepts.
Needs
We bring all materials
and equipment, including
a video projector and
screen. Access to 110-
volt electricity is required.
Space Requirements
The program can be presented in assembly-
suitable spaces like gyms, multipurpose rooms,
cafeterias, and auditoriums.
Goals: Seasons
This demonstration
models how the Earth’s
orbit and axial tilt affect
how different regions are
seasonally heated.
Goals: Albedo
Volunteers in black and
white jackets are blasted
with light to show the
effects of light and dark
surfaces on radiative
heating.
Goals: Humidity
We explore relative
humidity and how it is
affected by temperature.
Goals: Air Pressure
A student-powered
cannon demonstrates the
power of high-pressure air
to move a projectile…
Finale
In the last demonstration,
a cloud is created in a
high-pressure chamber
using the pumping power
of volunteers.
Additional Content
In addition to these core
goals, other concepts are
taught with a variety of
additional demonstrations.
Program Details
• Can only be booked for
school groups during
the school year.
• Only available for third-
or fifth-grade students
studying the program
content.
Program Details
• Capacity is up to eight
classes (200 students)
per session.
• Up to two consecutive
sessions can be taught
per day.
MA Framework connections• 3-ESS2-1. Use graphs and tables of local weather data to describe
and predict typical weather during a particular season in an area.
• 3-ESS2-2. Obtain and summarize information about the climate of
different regions of the world to illustrate that typical weather
conditions over a year vary by region.
• 5-ESS2-1. Use a model to describe the cycling of water through a
watershed through evaporation, precipitation, absorption, surface
runoff, and condensation.
• 5-ESS2-2. Describe and graph the relative amounts of salt water in
the ocean; fresh water in lakes, rivers, and groundwater; and fresh
water frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps to provide evidence about
the availability of fresh water in Earth’s biosphere.
Note to out-of-MA teachers: The links will open the original Next Generation Science Standards
the MA Frameworks are derived from.
NGSS Scientific and
Engineering Practices • Asking questions and defining problems.
• Planning and carrying out investigations.
• Using mathematics and computational thinking.
• Developing and using models.
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions.
2019 – 2020 Prices
No mileage fees charged in New England in 2019-20 School Year.
Sessions per Day Price
1 Session $575
2 Sessions $950
For information/reservations:
mos.org/travelingprograms
617-589-0354
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