Mrs. Becky Stockbridge, Director of Technology & 4th Grade Staff

This aim of this exciting project is to bring the study of the Weather Unit of the Science and the Technology/Engineering Curriculum alive for the 4th grade. The award will finance the installation of a weather tracking station at the Wrentham Elementary Schools to record local weather parameters and allow students to study the different elements of weather in real time.

The weather station will encompass sensors to measure and record wind speed and direction, average wind speed, and the highest gust for the day, temperature, relative humidity, heat index, barometric pressure, dew point and more and a rain gauge that will record five weather parameters, including daily, monthly and yearly rain measurements and amounts of rain per hour. The program will present an exciting opportunity to master the weather objectives which make up a large part of the of 4 grade science curriculum. The unit will be made more relevant through the collection of live local weather data, the use of current web based technology and the conduct of real scientific observation and predictions. The WeatherBug will be a permanent installation and allow enrichment for years to come.