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Wild Wind! Making Weather Vanes to Find Prevailing Winds
Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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Author | Todd, Jessica Straten, Melissa Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
Copyright Year | 2004 |
Description | Students learn the difference between global, prevailing and local winds. They make wind vanes out of paper, straws and soda bottles and use them to measure wind direction over time. They analyze their data to draw conclusions about the local prevailing winds. |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Local Wind Global Wind Resource Wind Direction Wind Vane Earth Prevailing Wind Air Pressure Cardinal Directions Weather Weather Vane Direction |
Content Type | Text |
Time Required | PT45M |
Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
Resource Type | Hands-on |
Subject | Structure of the Earth |