Science Fair ProjectScience Fair ProjectCloud CoverageCloud Coverage

Devaun SinghDevaun Singh

Elijah JonesElijah Jones

Class 708Class 708

ObservationObservation

The clouds move from left to right. In the The clouds move from left to right. In the night time you really cant see it. The thing night time you really cant see it. The thing about clouds are that you can right through about clouds are that you can right through them. It may look like it’s a solid but its not. A them. It may look like it’s a solid but its not. A cloud is just a visible collection of particles cloud is just a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth surface. at an elevation above the earth surface. That’s all clouds are. When it rains the water That’s all clouds are. When it rains the water can get in the cloud and stay there. That’s can get in the cloud and stay there. That’s only sometimes.only sometimes.

ProblemProblem

How long does Cloud coverage take to take How long does Cloud coverage take to take over the sky? How does it cover?over the sky? How does it cover?

HypothesisHypothesis

What I think about this project/topic is that What I think about this project/topic is that its good. I have a advantage and so do the its good. I have a advantage and so do the kids. We have the chance to learn kids. We have the chance to learn something else. We did this project to learn something else. We did this project to learn new things that we did learn in class and new things that we did learn in class and teach it to other students.teach it to other students.

PurposePurpose

The purpose is to teach these kids The purpose is to teach these kids something new. It’s a chance to see how something new. It’s a chance to see how cloud coverage works.cloud coverage works.

ResearchResearch

We have got our information from the We have got our information from the internet and a cloud scanner. You could say internet and a cloud scanner. You could say google.google.

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MaterialsMaterials

1. Scanner1. Scanner 2. Clouds2. Clouds 3. Sky3. Sky

ProcedureProcedure

1. First you need to get a scanner.1. First you need to get a scanner. 2. Then you take the scanner outside. 2. Then you take the scanner outside. 3. Next you need to read what ever the 3. Next you need to read what ever the

radar on the scanner says.radar on the scanner says. 4. Lastly, fill in the data chart so you know 4. Lastly, fill in the data chart so you know

the cloud coverage.the cloud coverage.

DataData

DaysDays ThursdayThursday FridayFriday SaturdaySaturday SundaySunday MondayMonday

Cloud CoverageCloud Coverage Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy Mostly CloudyMostly Cloudy Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy Partly CloudyPartly Cloudy

AnalysisAnalysis

We had to use the scanner to measure the We had to use the scanner to measure the cloud coverage of the sky. Then we had to cloud coverage of the sky. Then we had to compare it to the meteorologist calculations. compare it to the meteorologist calculations. Some of the professional calculations were Some of the professional calculations were wrong. Some of ours we correct. wrong. Some of ours we correct.

ConclusionConclusion

In conclusion, we see that the professional In conclusion, we see that the professional calculations are sometimes wrong about calculations are sometimes wrong about cloud coverage. Our clouds play a big part cloud coverage. Our clouds play a big part in our lives. It produces rain so that the earth in our lives. It produces rain so that the earth can cool.can cool.