Curumins do tempo: um projeto que visa à aproximação da sociedade com a Meteorologia

Abstract

The present paper is a report of activities developed during the execution of the Curumins do Tempo Project, submitted and approved in the Institutional Extension Program of the Amazonas State University (PROGEX/UEA, No. 38/2017- GR). It aims to promote the interaction between the university and society with regard to meteorology, in order to arouse interest in this subject. During the execution of the project students had the opportunity to understand how the air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and other meteorological elements are measured in practice. We have presented different models of equipment that can be used for these measurements and their advances over the years, what physical units of measurement are used for each variable, and how these measures relate to weather and climate that are part of our daily routine, such as clouds, seasons, and thermal comfort. For so many models, posters, and practical activities were used in order to facilitate and make pleasant understanding of these topics related to meteorology, thus motivating these “Curumins do Tempo” to pass on the acquired knowledge.