Chapter1:

The aim of this project is to prove the validity of the hypothesis, which is that
temperature and relative humidity in enclosed areas are always lower as compared to
open spaces. And we will be using the variables: relative humidity, temperature, wind
and time to test the hypothesis. Before the start of the fieldwork, we feel that this
hypothesis is not true because there are external factors such as weather and man-
made factors for example the type of floor (grass, concrete, asphalt etc.), which can
affect the temperature and relative humidity in open and enclosed areas. And after our
data collection and analysis we are correct, and we will discuss it further in the report.
Introduction:
Basically, we have collected our data at the school canteen, classroom, fitness corner
and the garden.
Time Location Specific place in the
location
10.45 am School canteen Near the drink store (close
to the borders of the
canteen)
11.00am Garden At the pavement(dont
know need to check first)
11.15am Fitness corner Near the pull up bars
11.40am Classroom At ITTR3 (IT resource
room)
4.05pm School canteen At one of the tables that is
roughly at the middle of the
canteen (near the Chinese
rice store)
4.20pm Garden Under the shades
4.30pm Fitness corner Under the shades, on the
grass patch
4.45pm Classroom Classroom 1/1 (at level 1)
Chapter 2:
Basically, we collected our data 2 times on 20th may 2015. The first time we collected
our data is on the school curriculum time, while the second time we collected is after
school. (It is raining at that point of time) We uses sling psychrometer to measure
relative humidity by comparing the wet bulb and dry bulb temperature and using the
dry-bulb depression to calculate the relative humidity. We uses mercury thermometer
to measure temperature and weather tracker for wind speed (actually weather tracker
can be used to measure relative humidity, temperature and wind speed)
Steps to use sling psychrometer:
1. Make sure the wet bulb wick is fully saturated with clear water.
2. Stand in a shady spot.
3.Keep the psychrometer far enough from your body and face into the wind.
4.Be extremely careful that you dont strike the psychrometer on a hard object as it
may break or spoil it.
5.Use wrist action to rotate the sling at a steady and constant pace, about 2 turns per
second is good enough. Sling the instrument for about a minute, stop and check the
wet bulb temperature quickly (if you stop too long, the temperature will start to
change.)
6.Then continue swinging the psychrometer for about another minute. Check the wet
bulb temperature again and see whether it has changed from your previous reading. If
it has, continue swinging for another minute and check again. Repeat as necessary.
Your goal is to get the lowest possible reading out of the wet bulb thermometer!
Carefully but quickly reading read and record the final wet bulb and dry bulb
temperatures.
7.Calculate the difference between the dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures. Refer to
the relative humidity chart below. Find the dry bulb temperature on the table. Find the
difference between the wet and dry bulb temperatures on the table. The relative
humidity will be at the intersection of the row and column.

Steps to use thermometer:

1. Shake the thermometer gently to reset the temperature or the readings on the
mercury thermometer, as it will take some time for the thermometer to stabilize.
2.Hold the thermometer on shoulder height and arms length. To prevent the heat that
is radiated from the ground and body heat from interfering the measurements
respectively.
3. hold the thermometer for 1 minute and quickly record the reading, in case the
reading changes, resulting in inaccurate and unreliable reading.
4.repeat steps 1 to 3 for a few times to get the average reading, to ensure that the
reading is more reliable.
Things to take note when using sling psychrometer:
1.Dont ever hold the wet bulb wick with your hands as the oils from our hands may
affect the evaporative characteristics of the instrument.
2.Remember to stay in a shady spot when measuring relative humidity. This is so that
radiant heat from sun does not affect the wet and dry bulb thermometers.
3.You will have to keep the sling psychrometer far enough from your body and face
into the wind, so that you will not draw your body heat and humidity into the
instrument.
4.Dont hold the glass bulb of the thermometers because your finger may warm the
bulb and thus affecting the reading.
Things to take note when using mercury/alcohol thermometer:
1.Remember to hold the thermometer at least 1.5 meters above the ground, so that it is
not in contact with the ground or warmed objects that may affect the reading, to
prevent dissimilar readings arising from ground conduction and to ensure
standardization of readings.
2.Note that you can only hold the thermometer by its plastic edges and not glass bulb;
this is so that your fingers do not warm the bulbs, which can affect the reading.
3.When you are reading the temperature, ensure that the thermometer is vertical and
your eyes are at level with the top of the liquid in the tube. As when scales are reading
from a different angle, there will be parallax error, making the reading inaccurate.
4lRemember to swing/ shake the thermometers for a few seconds before making the
next reading, to ensure a comparable reading as it will take some time for the
thermometer to stabilize.
5.Take note that you will have to take more than 1 reading, for a more accurate and
reliable reading, and some common mistakes could lead to an incorrect reading. (will
be discussed later).