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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cIt rained so much I catched it in my hands, it was loads\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much rain was there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201dI don\u2019t know,just lots\u201d<\/p>\n
We decided to make a rain gauge to see if we could measure the rainfall throughout the week.<\/p>\n
We wrote down all the resources we need and made a plan then got to \u00a0work.<\/p>\n
Cutting off the top of the bottle to use as a funnel we placed it inside the bottle and taped off the jaggy bits to make it safe. We will be keeping an eye over the next few days and recording our findings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today in the garden we spotted a rainbow in the sky. It sparked a conversation about the weather as it began to fade behind the big grey \u00a0clouds. \u201cIt looks like it is going to rain, the rainbow is hiding behind the clouds\u201d \u201dit rained lots and lots ands lots last night, there was big … Continue reading Let it Rain \u2614\ufe0f<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n
\nWe then added the tip of an old felt tip pen to the bottles to make it easier to see how much rain has fallen. We used red, purple and blue.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nWe split the bottle in to 4 sections numbering it 1-4 so when it fills up with rain we can measure it. We then stapled the bottles to the fence and are now waiting patiently for it to rain to see how much water we collect. Typically\u00a0\u00a0it stopped raining as soon as we were finished making the gauge.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n