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Can you imagine what people who lived long ago thought about the weather? Before the 17th century, people used natural signs and folklore to forecast the weather. How does weather influence your life? When do you rely on a weather forecast? Meteorologists are scientists who measure and monitor the weather. Even with all their knowledge of weather, it is still not very predictable!
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What You Need:
- Markers
- Watercolors
- Glue Sticks
- School Glue
- Watercolor Brushes
- Scissors (pointed tip)
- recycled newspaper
- paper plates
- paper towels
- string
- construction paper
- water containers
What You Do:
- Make your own weather forecaster on a two-sided mobile. On the back of a sturdy paper plate, draw with Crayola® Markers a simple sun (or any other weather symbol you wish). On the back of another plate, draw a cloud. Poke a hole in the center of these symbols with Crayola® Scissors and cut out the centers of your designs.
- Cover your art area with newspaper. With Crayola® Watercolors and Watercolor Brushes, color the plates. Dry. Add details with Crayola® Markers.
- Use one plate as a template to trace two circles of construction paper. You will use these to fill in behind the cutouts, one for the sun, another for the cloud. Place several pieces of string between the two circles. Have some pieces dangling down to hold sunbeams and raindrops or snowflakes. Put one loop at the top for hanging. Glue the two circles together with a Crayola® Glue Stick. Dry.
- Insert the construction paper circles between the paper plates. Glue them together with Crayola® School Glue. Dry.
- Cut out double sets of raindrops/snowflakes and sunbeams from leftover construction paper. Glue them like bread on a sandwich onto the strings hanging down. Dry.
- Listen to weather forecasts, read the paper, observe nature, even turn to weather lore to make your predictions-you can be a meteorologist, too! Display your mobile to show your weather forecast
Interesting Information
It is said in England that whatever the weather on July 15, St. Swithin’s Day, it will continue that way for the next 40 days. St. Swithin was a bishop who wanted to buried outside the cathedral near the townspeople. Later when the monks tried to move his remains inside, a storm began that lasted 40 days. The monks decided to leave St. Swithin’s body where he wanted to be.
This project courtesy of Crayola.com
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"Art is a universal language that has stretched over several generations and cultures. Often the best record we have of the past is the art that has been left behind. The visual arts, drama, literature, and music enhance the awareness as well as the understanding of other cultures, both of the past and present." taken from an article written by Jamie Powell, Education Curator, winter 2002 from The Importance of Art in Children's Education. The Parkersburg Arts Center.
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