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Student teams design and create LEGO structures to house and protect temperature sensors. They leave their structures in undisturbed locations for a week, and regularly check and chart the temperatures.

The roles that engineers play in the field of weather detection range from the design and manufacturing of instruments such as thermometers and water gauges, to analyzing data obtained from them to create predictive models, to designing structures that minimize the affects of hazardous weather. They also design all kinds of sensors to gather data. In this activity, students explore the design and analysis aspects of engineering. Temperature changes over time, and is not always constant. Graphing techniques.Data collection method.Design techniques.0345TeachEngineering.orghttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_design_weather_instruments/data_collection1_worksheet.dochttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_design_weather_instruments/data_collection1_worksheet.pdfhttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_design_weather_instruments/data_collection2_worksheet.dochttp://www.teachengineering.org/collection/wpi_/activities/wpi_design_weather_instruments/data_collection2_worksheet.pdfS101F91AMassachusettsScience1.1 Identify materials used to accomplish a design task based on a specific property, i.e., weight, strength, hardness, and flexibility.35S100D107MassachusettsScience1.2 Identify and explain the appropriate materials and tools (e.g., hammer, screwdriver, pliers, tape measure, screws, nails, and other mechanical fasteners) to construct a given prototype safely.35S1005735MassachusettsScience6. Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time.35S101B08DMassachusettsMathUse pictures, models, tables, charts, graphs, words, number sentences, and mathematical notations to interpret mathematical relationships.34S1021115MassachusettsMathRepresent real situations and mathematical relationships with concrete models, tables, graphs, and rules in words and with symbols, e.g., input-output tables.56S1022E70MassachusettsMathCollect and organize data using observations, measurements, surveys, or experiments, and identify appropriate ways to display the data.34S1013DA8MassachusettsMathDefine, compare, order, and apply frequently used irrational numbers, such as √2 and π.78United StatesCopyright 2012 - Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Tufts Universityhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-11-124Teacher