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Relative Humidity in the Winter and Summer
http://profhorn.aos.wisc.edu/wxwise/relhum/rhac.html
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This applet simulates what happens inside a house when the temperature and dew point change outside. The user of this applet has control over the outdoor values of the two thermometers (one for temperature and one for dew point). The relative humidity meter will instantly display the value for the outside. The user will learn that as the outdoor values are changed, the indoor environment is slower to change; and if the air is colder outside, the furnace will cycle on and off, keeping the house at approximately the value the thermostat was set to. The impact of activities on the indoor environment can also be observed.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
  • Tools:
    • Code
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
Technical requirements:
Java
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright and Other Restrictions Information is Unknown
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-590
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Change, constancy, and measurement
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Abilities of technological design
        • Understandings about science and technology
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Mr Tom Whittaker
SSEC/CIMSS University of Wisconsin - Madison

Author: Prof Steve Ackerman
SSEC/CIMSS University of Wisconsin - Madison