Activity: Humidity Cartoons
“Humidity is the experience of looking for air and finding water.”
The Outcome addressed on this assessment:
Using scientific Theory, identify questions, illustrate, and explain heat energy transfers that occur
in the water cycle.
What this means:
Water vapor is a major factor in heat transfer around the globe. The water vapor in our air is part of
the water cycle.
The Activity:
You will be answering questions based on the cartoons found below.
Cartoon 1:
http://www.ashrae.org/education/page/1455
1. Both people in the cartoon are quite sweaty, but are not undergoing vigorous exercise. How
can this be an indicator of the fact that it is a very humid day?
2. The cartoonist added fish in the air behind the two “fisher-people”. Although exaggerated, how
does the presence of the fish indicate that the day is quite humid?
Cartoon 2:
http://fuffer.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/157/
1. In the cartoon, the girl did not know what it was like outside until she saw her dog. What
characteristic was her dog displaying that would indicate it was a humid day?
2. Why does this happen on humid days?
3. Propose 2 alternate methods the girl could use to easily tell if the humidity was high that day.
Level 1
Outcome is not
met
 Very little
understanding
is evident
Level 2
Level 3
Some
Approaching
understanding
outcome
of outcome is
requirements
evident
 There are some  Answers are
major errors in
mostly correct
comprehension  There are a few
or questions are
key elements
not complete.
that are missing
in the
 Understanding
is basic
explanations
Level 4
Level 5
Outcome is met
Outcome is
mastered
 More detail
 Student is able
could be added,
to answer al
but student
questions
understands the
thoughtfully and
concept of
correctly
humidity