The Making and Impact of a School Weather Station

I. Construction Background

Against the backdrop of educational reform and development, cultivating students' scientific literacy and practical abilities has become increasingly important. The School weather station, as a crucial platform for carrying out meteorological science popularization education, enables students to understand meteorological knowledge intuitively and stimulates their interest in natural sciences.

II. Construction Objectives

Provide professional equipment for school meteorological science - popularization courses and extracurricular practical activities, assist in teaching, and enhance students' understanding and practical abilities in meteorological science.

Monitor campus meteorological elements in real - time, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction, accumulate meteorological data, and provide data support for meteorological research and campus environmental assessment.

Create a campus atmosphere for meteorological science popularization, stimulate students' interest in meteorological science and related disciplines, and cultivate students' scientific exploration spirit and innovative abilities.

III. Equipment Selection

Sensors: High - precision and stable sensors are selected. For example, the temperature sensor (measurement range: - 40℃ to 80℃, accuracy: ±0.3℃), humidity sensor (measurement range: 0% - 100% RH, accuracy: ±3% RH), air pressure sensor (measurement range: 300 - 1100hPa, accuracy: ±0.5hPa), wind speed sensor (measurement range: 0 - 30m/s, accuracy: ±0.1m/s), and wind direction sensor (measurement range: 0 - 360°, accuracy: ±3°).

Data Collector: It has multi - channel data collection functions, can access multiple sensors simultaneously, supports data storage (storage capacity of not less than 16GB) and real - time transmission. The data transmission interfaces include RS485, USB, wireless Wi - Fi, or 4G module.

Display Device: A liquid - crystal display is selected, which can display current meteorological data in real - time, support data refresh and interface switching, and is convenient for students and teachers to view.

Power Supply System: A combination of solar panels and lithium - ion batteries is used for power supply to ensure the stable operation of the weather station under different weather conditions. The power of the solar panel is selected according to the power consumption of the equipment and the local sunshine conditions, and the capacity of the lithium - ion battery should meet the equipment operation requirements for at least 3 days.

IV. Site Planning

Site - selection Principle: The weather station should be located in an open, flat area away from the shelter of buildings and trees to ensure that the sensors can accurately obtain meteorological data. At the same time, considering the safety of students and the convenience of equipment maintenance, it should be as close as possible to the school's science - popularization education area or laboratory.

Site Layout: Install the weather station bracket at the selected site, and install the sensors on the bracket at the specified height and position. For example, the temperature and humidity sensors are installed at a height of about 1.5m, and the wind speed and wind direction sensors are installed at a height of about 10m. The data collector and display device are installed in a protective box and fixed next to the bracket. The protective box should have good waterproof, dust - proof, and heat - dissipation performance.

V. Construction Steps

First Stage: Preparation Stage

Establish a construction project team for the School weather station, responsible for the overall planning and implementation of the project.

Conduct market research, understand the performance, price, and other information of weather station equipment of different brands and models, and draw up an equipment procurement list.

Communicate and coordinate with relevant school departments to determine the construction site and power supply plan of the weather station.

Second Stage: Equipment Procurement and Installation Stage

Procure equipment according to the procurement list to ensure equipment quality and after - sales service.

Install and debug the weather station equipment according to the site plan and equipment installation instructions to ensure the normal operation of the equipment.

Third Stage: System Testing and Acceptance Stage

Conduct a one - week trial operation of the weather station, test the data collection, transmission, and display functions of the equipment, and check the accuracy and stability of the data.

Organize relevant personnel to conduct acceptance of the weather station. The acceptance content includes equipment performance, installation quality, data accuracy, etc. After passing the acceptance, it is officially put into use.

VI. Operation and Management

Personnel Training: Organize school teachers and student representatives to participate in the operation and maintenance training of the weather station equipment. Invite professional meteorologists or technical personnel from equipment manufacturers to give lectures, so that they can master the basic operation methods and daily maintenance points of the equipment.

Daily Maintenance: Arrange special personnel to be responsible for the daily maintenance of the weather station, regularly check the operation status of the equipment, such as whether the sensors are working properly, whether the data collector is full of storage, and whether the power supply system is normal. Clean the dust and debris on the surface of the equipment in a timely manner to ensure good ventilation and heat dissipation of the equipment.

Data Management: Establish a meteorological data management system to classify, store, and analyze the data collected by the weather station. Regularly upload the data to the school's science - popularization website or sharing platform for teachers and students to access and use. At the same time, do a good job in data backup to prevent data loss.

VII. Implementation of Science - popularization Activities

Meteorological Science - popularization Courses: Incorporate meteorological knowledge into the school's science curriculum system and arrange special teachers to teach. Combine the real - time data and observation results of the weather station to explain meteorological principles, prevention of meteorological disasters, and other knowledge to improve students' meteorological scientific literacy.

Meteorological Interest Group: Establish a campus meteorological interest group and organize students interested in meteorological science to carry out extracurricular practical activities. Such as regularly observing meteorological data, making meteorological hand - written newspapers, and conducting meteorological science - popularization lectures, to cultivate students' teamwork spirit and practical abilities.

Science - popularization Publicity Activities: Use the school's publicity columns, radio, and other channels to carry out meteorological science - popularization publicity activities. Regularly release meteorological science - popularization knowledge, weather station observation data, and activity information, popularize meteorological scientific knowledge to all teachers and students, and create a good science - popularization atmosphere.