There’s a storm of meteorology brewing up in third grade! Students are studying weather patterns and predictions while evaluating the local Mabel Rush wind speeds with their own constructed anemometers. An anemometer is a common weather station instrument used for measuring wind speed. The Greek word anemos, which means wind, is used to describe any wind speed measurement in meteorology. Have you ever heard of Leon Battista Alberti? He is believed to be the inventor of the anemometer in 1450, and third graders are following in his footsteps.
