1 / 17

Wind

Wind. By: Loudoun SciencePals. About Us Mercer Middle School Club Team members: Minna Kuriakose and Madeline Luberecki - Science is our passion - We want to share our passion with elementary school children - Spark interest in the young children about science, experimenting and observation.

lorant
Download Presentation

Wind

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Wind By: Loudoun SciencePals

  2. About UsMercer Middle School ClubTeam members: Minna Kuriakose and Madeline Luberecki - Science is our passion - We want to share our passion with elementary school children - Spark interest in the young children about science, experimenting and observation

  3. We will explore wind, its uses, and how to measure it!

  4. the perceptible natural movement of the air, esp. in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction. Or….. Any natural air that flows from one direction to another What is wind?

  5. Wind is used to play instruments • Wind can be used as an alternate energy source. (wind turbines) • Wind helps keep temperatures cooler(major part of weather) • In historic times, wind has been used to grind grain in wind mills and to power sailboats What is wind used for and how does it help us?

  6. Wind is blown into the instrument • Wind vibrates in the tube and makes a sound Wind in instruments

  7. Majority of world’s energy use is now dependent on fossil fuels • Wind has been a growing interest for society as an alternative energy source • Wind spins the wind turbines which are connected to a generator to create electricity What are fossil fuels? Wind as an alternate energy source.

  8. Wind is a major part in predicting the weather. • Winds that blow from the sea often bring rain to the coast and dry weather to inland areas.  • If the wind blows to our area from Canada bringing Artic air, we will feel a lot colder. Wind is a major weather predictor

  9. We will make an Anemometer • What is an Anemometer • An anemometer is an instrument that is used to measure wind speed Experiment

  10. Five 3 oz. Styrofoam cups • Two plastic wooden skewers • One pencil with unused eraser • Single hole puncher • Scissors • Clay (tape will work but clay works better) • Push pin • Permanent marker Materials

  11. Take four of the plastic cups and punch one hole in each about 1.5 cm below the rim • Take the fifth cup and punch 2 holes directly opposite of each other 1.5 cm below the rim. Now punch 2 more holes equally spaced between the first two holes, 1cm below the rim. (you should have a cup with four holes, one on each side of the cup) • Use the push pin and the scissors and make a hole in the bottom of the cup with four holes. The hole should be big enough for the pencil to fit through Procedure

  12. Slide the skewer through two holes in the fifth cup and take to other cups and slide the skewer through those as well. Put clay on the end of the straw to the inside of the cups and make sure that the openings of the two cups face opposite directions. • Do the same with the other skewers and cups. In the end each of the four cups should be facing sideways. • Insert the pencil(lead side) in the hole at the bottom on the fifth cup Procedure

  13. Draw an “X” on the bottom of one of the four cups. • Take it outside and hold it in an area where the wind is blowing. • Look at the X on the bottom of the cup as the wind spins the anemometer around. Count the number of times it spins around (revolutions) in ten seconds. Use the table in the next slide to estimate the wind speed. Procedure

  14. Wind speed table

  15. wind speed is a major part in predicting the weather • High wind speeds can indicate up coming storms. • High winds are needed though to spin wind turbines for wind energy Why is measuring wind speed important?

  16. Any questions?

  17. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tornato_11.09.05_003.jpghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tornato_11.09.05_003.jpg http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=5912 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power Clipart Citations

More Related