NWS Field Trip on April 26, 2006 

On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 13 home school students traveled to the local National Weather Service to receive an informative tour through the facility. A variety of items were demonstrated that are used for collecting data to predict the weather. The participating students received a bag containing posters, booklets and other weather related information to take home.

Students Receiving Information About the Weather Service
Students Receiving Information About the Weather Service *
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Students getting information on how snow amounts are collected
Students getting information on how snow amounts are collected *
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Learning how to accurately measure rainfall
Learning how to accurately measure rainfall *
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Students listen to an explanation on how readings are recorded
Students listen to an explanation on how readings are recorded *
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Students hear about the ways precipitation is collected
Students hear about the ways precipitation is collected *
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Reading the thermometers
Reading the thermometers *
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Students learn how high and low temperatures are recorded for each day
Students learn how high and low temperatures are recorded for each day *
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Items used for recording local weather
Items used for recording local weather *
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Students listen as weather balloons are described and samples of the latex were handed out to touch
Students listen as weather balloons are described and samples of the latex were handed out to touch *
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