This is the week in the year when gardening really becomes fun and starts to entertain us daily at the very least until harvest time.
The next few weeks will be interesting if only for the variety of weather typical at this time of year. We can reasonably expect sunshine, gales, rain, more sunshine, ice and even snow. It is such a formative time for the garden.
Keeping an eye on the weather is great fun, whether or not you are a weather spotter. …And for an interesting project at home or in the classroom take a look at these digital weather stations.
Studying the weather not only helps to plan your gardening activities but also links well with the National Curriculum topics of Mathematics, Science and Information & Communication Technology. …And practical projects like these will inspire budding meteorologists in a way that only hands on experience can.
The Weathereye Advanced Weather Station combines the various instruments necessary for you to monitor a wealth of weather information. The outdoor sensor measures Temperature, Humidity and Atmospheric Pressure and transmits the data wirelessly to the stylish display console indoors. The attractive console has clear and easy-to-read numbers and icons providing access to all information at a glance.
A user defined warning alarm can be set for maximum and minimum temperature. This can be set, for example, to alert you to extreme outdoor temperatures that could damage delicate plants. Clever weather forecasting symbols also display the forecast and weather tendency.
And the Weather Eye Professional Touch Screen assembly measures Temperature, Humidity, Atmospheric Pressure, Rainfall and Wind Speed and Direction and transmits the data wirelessly to the stylish display console indoors
The data can be used to make charts and graphs which are perfect for classroom study.
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