Cynthia M.

Cayat AE- 14
BSAE – V October 8,2018

I. Introduction

 A physical field trip allows students to experience the much more serendipitous nature of the real
world. Students can follow different pathways and discover what piques their interests, making the
field experience a discovery-prone situation, it also gives them the opportunity to meaningfully
construct knowledge and understand the material while guiding their learning
As students see, feel, touch and hear, they better assimilate, understand and link the new
information to that which they previously know. Students in effect actively construct knowledge and
understanding with guidance from teachers during field trips and by so doing, the student’s
knowledge widens and deepens as they continue to build new links between new information and
experiences and their existing knowledge base.
PAGASA Tanay Station, an Upper air and synoptic station providing data for pagasa Weather
opened their station to agricultural engineering students to demonstrate the data weather recording
procedure and instruments that they uses. That will help hydrology and soil and water engineering
subjects that were taken by the students to understand concepts and principles that encompasses
these subjects to actual field work.

II. Objectives
 To gain knowledge and experience in meteorological field works
 To gain practical understanding in weather pattern identification

Place Visited: Tanay Upper Air and Synoptic Station

Sitio. Mayagay, Sampaloc,Tanay,Rizal

Date and Time of Visit: September 26, 2018

7:00 – 9:00

Name and Designation of Speaker/Facilitator: Manuel Carmelo Aquino

Weather Observer III

Broad Educational
Purpose
Conceptual (knowledge
and understanding)
Related Field Work Aim
Supporting the Agricultural
Engineering curriculum
through promoting related
knowledge and
understanding
fieldwork objectives
 Reinforcing
terminologies related to
agricultural engineering
through tangible
examples
 identifying the different
hydrometeorological
instruments and

Psychomotor/ Skills Developing organisational
and technical aptitudes
relevant to both Hydrology/
Hydrometeorology and the
world of work
Aesthetic Developing sensitivity to
and appreciation of
landscapes and the built
and natural environment
Values Related Developing awareness of a
range of viewpoints in
relation to the social,
political and ecological
concerns
Social and Personal Promoting self confidence
Development and an ability to work co-
operatively
agricultural engineering
related
structures/equipment
and devices
 knowing the different
soil and water
conservation
practices/strategies, its
issues and problems
 understanding the
relationships between
hydrometeorological
data and soil and water
conservation and other
concerns.
 Planning and design of
a soil and water
conservation structure.
 gathering, analysis and
interpreting
hydrometeorological
observations
 Developing an ability to
assess a landscape
relative to its technical
environment
 Expressing preferences
about environments
 Recognising and
respecting the values of
others
 Clarifying and justifying
personal values
 Seeing the wider social
and ecological effects of
changes in the
environment
 Developing co-operation
and communication
skills through
participating in group
work
 Encouraging a sense of
adventure
 Building confidence
and resilience through
offering challenges
III. Experiential Learning

The PAGASA weather station in Tanay is equipped with modern tools in determining
weather parameters that applies hydrological principle that affects soil and water
engineering.

Pictures of weather instuments at Tanay Upper Air and Synoptic Station

Tipping Bucket Raingauge

Measures the amount of rainfal

Rawin
is short for Radar and Wind. It is an electronic device that
measures pressure, temperature and humidity.
 Weather ballon
Wind vane
A device that carry gauges to capture
is used to indicate wind direction.  information about wind, temperature and
The direction of the wind is determined by humidity levels, which meteorologists
reference to an attached oriented compass then use to draft our daily forecast.
rose.

Sunshine recorder 

is a meteorological instrument used for

recording the amount of sunlight that a
particular location receives throughout a
day.
IV. Conclusion

Field exposure related to subjects course is very productive for students to be able to
grasp the idea and principles that applies to determining related problems and solutions

V. References
https://sciencing.com/weather-balloon-work-4924.html
https://www.scribd.com/doc/147805351/Pagasa-Weather-Instruments

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