Climatic Zone Identification
Subject
Climatology
,Academic Year
2'nd Year
,Complexity Level
Advanced
,Intermediate
,Content tags
Climate Analysis
,Climatic Zone
,Psychrometry
,Activity Type
No Activity Type available
Activity duration
< 1 hour
,Objective
To identify climatic conditions of a classroom.
Outcome
Students will realize that climatic conditions are an outcome of temperature as well as humidity.
Requirements
Heater, Humidifier, Air Conditioner, Sling Psychrometer, Psychrometric Chart.
Prerequisites
None
Procedure
Step 1: Identify two classrooms to perform the activity. The first classroom should have an air conditioner inside it, whereas equip the second room with a heater and a humidifier.
Step 2: Set the air conditioning temperature at 18°C, and leave it on for 20 minutes.
Step 3: In the other room, switch on the humidifier and the heater and leave it on for 20 minutes.
Step 4: After 20 minutes, take the students to each room.
Step 5: Ask the students to identify which city the atmosphere of the room feels like.
Step 6: Note dry bulb and wet bulb temperature of each room.
Step 7: Plot the dry bulb and wet bulb temperature for each room on a psychrometric chart.
Step 8: Estimate the specific and absolute humidity of each room.
Table:
| Room 1 | Room 2 | |
| Dry Bulb Temperature (℃) | ||
| Wet Bulb Temperature (℃) | ||
| Absolute Humidity (g H2Okg air) | ||
| Relative Humidity (%) |
Images:
Heater Humidifier
References
None