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Weather Belt Loop and
Academic Art Pin
Requirements
Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
Make a poster that shows and
explains the water cycle.
Set up a simple weather
station to record rainfall, temperature, air pressure, or evaporation for
one week.
Watch the weather forecast on
a local television station.
Academics Pin
Earn the Weather belt loop, and
complete five of the following requirements:
Define the following terms:
weather, humidity, precipitation, temperature, and wind.
Explain how clouds are made.
Describe the different kinds of clouds - stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus,
and cirrus - and what kind of weather can be associated with these
cloud types.
Describe the climate in your
state. Compare its climate with that in another state.
Describe a potentially
dangerous weather condition in your community. Discuss safety precautions
and procedures for dealing with this condition.
Define what is meant by
acid rain. Explain the greenhouse effect.
Talk to a meteorologist about
his or her job. Learn about careers in meteorology.
Make a weather map of your
state or country, using several weather symbols.
Explain the differences
between tornadoes and hurricanes.
Make a simple weather vane.
Make a list of other weather instruments and describe what they do.
Explain how weather can affect
agriculture and the growing of food.
Make a report to your den or
family on a book about weather.
Explain how rainbows are
formed and then draw and color a rainbow.
