Get outside and do some fun science experiments! From making a rain guage to tracking clouds, making a sundial and catching snowflakes, these simple activities are quick and easy to do, using easily found equipment. This series is perfect for Outdoor Classroom Day, but can, of course, be used at any time of year! Being outdoors helps children focus, boosts creativity and imagination, and can simply be more fun! Learning outdoors creates lasting memories, helps build a greater awareness of the environment, provides more opportunities to think independently, and gets children feeling challenged and excited by learning.

What is weather? -- Windy weather -- Make an anemometer -- Sunshine and shadows -- Measuring shadows -- Clouds and rain -- Evaporation in action -- Snow and ice -- Melting ice -- Thunder and lightning -- Make a rain gauge -- Wild weather -- Make a wind catcher.