Everyone's talking about the weather at Dominic College

Chelsea Channing

By Chelsea Channing
Published September 11, 2017

Cool with a sunny outlook is the forecast for STEM classes at Tasmania’s Dominic College, following the installation of their very own weather station.

The weather station is a compact facility mounted on the Dominic College Boys’ Town building.

The tech has the capability ...

This story appeared in the September 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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