Barometers and Personification

Did you know the mercury barometer is the oldest type of barometer, invented by the Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli in 1643? There is a great video that describes a barometer's function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKcLbbjV3AA.

In English we learned about personification. Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive. 

Common Personification Examples:

• Lightning danced across the sky.
• The wind howled in the night.
• The car complained as the key was turned.
• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mb6NxixRk8

Today the students will be coming home with the results of their ITBS scores. If you have any questions about these please make an appointment to see me after school. 

Our quote today is from Neal Maxwell, "We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count."

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html

Robert Boyle who was an Englishman. He came up with the term in 1665 and formed it from two Greek words which, combined, meant "measuring weight." The word fit since barometers measure the weight, or pressure, of the air.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8451558_barometer-kids.html