Weather & Climate studies

Stevenson Screen

A Stevenson screen is used to protect meteorological instruments against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outside sources, while still allowing air to circulate freely around them.

Milton Junior School students

Milton Junior School students taking notes on their visit to Chimoio Airport’s Meteorological department.

Grades 5-8 students

Milton Junior School Grades 5-8 students visiting Chimoio Airport as part of their scientific studies on weather and climate

Students visited the Meteorological office

Students visited the Meteorological office to see how weather is forecast at the airport. They also learnt about the effects of climate change on local weather systems.

A day in the life of a meteorologist

Our students got to see what a weather forecaster does during a busy day at Chimoio Airport

Taking notes...

Milton Junior School students are meticulous note-takers. They always make the most of any opportunity to talk to the experts!

Learning about Dry/wet bulb thermometers

Our students were able to see the weather instruments they learnt about in class in real life. Here they got to see how dry/wet bulb thermometers work.

As part of their Science classes on weather and climate change, our Grades 5-8 students had the opportunity to visit the Meteorological Department at Chimoio Airport.

It is always exciting to visit to our local airport but this trip was a little different. Our students were lucky enough to see the weather equipment in use at the airport such as the Stevenson Screen, thermometers, barometers and much more! They were given demonstrations on how the equipment was used and why equipment was placed in different areas of the airport (to get the very best results!). They also got a taste of what it is like to be a weather forecaster at the airport when they got a tour of the Meteorological office.

This was another fantastic visit! We are always well looked after by the staff at Chimoio airport so a huge thank you to everyone involved for another successful day.

If you would like to learn more about the types of visits we do at Milton Junior School, visit our Away Days page. You can also get more information on our Enrichment Programmes here.