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| This web site is a joint venture of the
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium and
Vermont Public Radio with support from the Partnership
for a Nation of Learners, a Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Institute of Museum and Library
Services leadership initiative. |
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Visit the Eye on the Sky Weather Gallery at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium for a glimpse of the science behind understanding weather ... and a view of the recording studio where meteorologists produce their daily programs! Weather offers endless ways to learn more about our world. And northern New England has it all – from gentle breezes to Arctic blizzards! The study of weather science is a long tradition, and the Fairbanks Museum holds the longest continuous weather record in a single location in Vermont, dating to the earliest recordings of Franklin Fairbanks in the mid-1800’s.
Enter the Weather Gallery to find out more about meteorology. What measurements do meteorologists take to study patterns and make forecasts? The Weather Gallery has four interactive stations to discover what we know about WIND, MOISTURE, PRESSURE, and TEMPERATURE. Find out about dew points and gulf streams ... learn more about hail storms and hurricanes. Two free-standing, interactive exhibits let you feel the forces of wind and pressure and see how they are measured and recorded.
The Eye on the Sky Weather Gallery has a window onto the broadcast booth where meteorologists produce and record daily weather programs. Put a face to the familiar "Eye on the Sky" voice by watching Mark Breen, Steve Maleski, and Chris Bouchard at work!
For teachers, the Weather Gallery offers self-directed inquiry and exploration of the measurable components of weather: moisture, pressure, wind, and temperature. Every student also brings personal experiences of those components, and the interactive exhibits encourage each student to create hypotheses, gather data, test assumptions, and draw conclusions.
The study of weather and climate encompasses many sciences, from the chemistry of water and the physics of solar energy to the adaptive responses of plants and animals to seasonal change and the sculpting of our landscape over the millennia. The Gallery has components designed for different age groups and curricular themes. You and your students may wish to focus on one, such as the water cycle, or you may choose to use the Gallery to supplement and enrich a major aspect of your curriculum. Either way, we hope you and your students will enjoy some “Aha!” moments of discovery and insight as you put these learning tools to work.
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium has developed curriculum guides to enhance learning about the weather in general with a special focus on the characteristic features of the northeastern United States and the Northern Forest region, which spans upper New York State through Maine. Call the Museum for more about weather education programs and curriculum guides. | |
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