316 SUGGESTIONS FOR WEATHER STUDY. 



A further preliminary is the encouragement amongst all 

 grades of pupil of the following : 



(a) A. general impression of the kind of morning gathered 

 on the way to school. The weather description as given in 

 the Beaufort Scale, which is within the capacity of the 

 pupils, should be adopted in their records as affording 

 a ready and standard mode of description. This scale 

 (abridged) is as follows : 



Degree of intensity may be distinguished by the figures 

 and 2, the former indicating " slight" and the latter 

 " strong," e.g. f slight fog ; s 2 heavy snow. 



(b) Determination of the wind direction and force. 

 Force is somewhat difficult to express, but some agreement 

 should be come to with teacher and pupils as to the degree 

 signified by the following terms : calm, light breeze, 



