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Build Your Own Weather StationFor this week’s lab, you will build a backyard weather station that you will use to collect at least five days’ worth of measurements (see Module 7 lab). The instructions for building most of the weather instruments are located here:https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Weather-Instruments(Links to an external site.)andhttps://inventorsoftomorrow.com/2018/01/22/diy-weather-station-for-kids/(Links to an external site.)Directions for a do-it-yourself thermometer are found here:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measure-up-with-a-homemade-thermometer/(Links to an external site.). Following the instructions provided, construct a barometer and a thermometer, along with at least one of the other four possible instruments (hygrometer, wind vane, anemometer, and rain gauge). When constructing your thermometer, please complete the calibration step, which will require a store-bought one (listed as optional in the instructions). **Use whatever resources you already have at home first, substituting missing parts with something reasonably close. For example, if you do not have rubbing alcohol, use fingernail polish remover, vodka or other drinking alcohol, or water if you have to. Please comment in your write-up any possible differences from suggested materials.Take a digital photograph of each instrument that you construct. Include in your photo a strip of paper with your name and the date on it. These photographs will be part of your lab report for this week.In addition to the weather instrument photos, for your Week Six Lab Report, submit a short essay covering every weather instrument in turn: thermometer, hygrometer, barometer, wind vane, anemometer, rain gauge (even the ones you did not build).For each one, provide a brief history behind it; discuss what it measures; explain how your instrument works, and explain what information it provides about current and potential future weather conditions. Follow APA formatting guidelines, according to theCSU Global Writing Center(Links to an external site.)for the title and sources cited. Your write up should not exceed 3 pages.

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Build Your Own Weather Station
BUILD YOUR OWN WEATHER STATION
Table of Contents
Introduction	2
Barometer	2
Thermometer	2
Anemometer	3
Reference	5
Introduction
In this work, the different instruments of homemade weather stations are going to be discussed. Especially here it is going to be talked about Barometer, Thermometer, and Anemometer. The history of these instruments, what these measures, work process, how it can be made at home and its reading about potential features is going to be discussed. 
Barometer 
The barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure. The first barometer was invented in the year 1644 in Florence in Italy. After that, the instrument is used as the most important device in the area of weather monitoring. It has been said by Lagouvardos et al., (2017) that a barometer continues its functioning by using the mercury which stays in the glass tube against the pressure of the air and it has to be measured by scales. For making a barometer the things which are needed are a plastic wrap, coffee can, scissors, tape, straw, rubber band, and index card. There need to be certain steps. First, it has to wrap the coffee can with plastic wrap. Second, the straw has to attach horizontally to the top of the can. Third, the highest and the lowest point have to be marked on the index card. Fourth, the straw has to be placed exactly at the centre of the index card and that will divide the index card into the high and low-pressure zone (Yusri,2020). Lastly, note numbers on which the straw sits on the index card. In the situation of high pressure, the straw will rise and in low pressure, the straw will go low. With the help of the Barometer situation of the air in near future can be understood like if storming or raining is coming or not. 
Thermometer
The concept of the thermometer is a very old one.

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