3D Printing the Weather Project

In this weather and climate project students create 3D models using data from the Central England Temperature Record and then use the models to explore temperature and climate change. The Central England Temperature (CET) data record, the longest instrument record of temperature in the world, is held by the Met Office. This data includes the average monthly temperature each month from January 1659 to December 2018.

This project allows students to create 3D models that represent 10 years of temperature data. These can be consecutive years or consist of any other year grouping. In addition to this the models have been designed to interlink, so a group of students can create a series of models to represent larger time frames. Once the 3D models have been created and 3D printed, you will have a tactile resource that you can use in multiple ways in your classroom to visualise and study the weather and climate.

Further resources and video tutorials to support this project can be downloaded at www.createeducation.com/3d-printing-the-weather

This project has been developed by CREATE Education in Partnership with the Royal Meteorological Society.

You can borrow a 3D printer free of charge for up to 4 weeks to run this project, see www.createeducation.com/loan-scheme