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Exploring Data
Bring the sun to your class! Young scholars analyze actual solar wind data in the second lesson of a five-part series. Their analysis includes speed, temperature, and density data.
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Slope, Vectors, and Wind Pressure
A hands-on lesson plan using the TI-CBR Motion Detector to provide information to graph and analyze. The class uses this information to calculate the slope of motion graphs and differentiate scalar and vector quantities. There is a...
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"The Wind" by James Reeves
Inntroduce primary learners to essential critical reading strategies with an activity based on James Reeves' poem, "The Wind." Learners listen as the poem is read, first as a riddle, and then re-read with the title visible. The class...
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"Gone With The Wind" Challenge: Fun Trivia Quiz
Like most Fun Trivia quizzes, this quiz tests the takers ability to recall specific and often trivial elements of plot. Although it may be a useful tool to check for completion of the reading, the content should be reviewed before it is...
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Wind Chill
In this temperature worksheet, 3rd graders study and analyze a table containing different temperatures associated with different wind speeds and answer 4 fill in the blank answers and 2 multiple choice questions.
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Name that Wind
Students study wind and the direction terms related to wind. In this meteorology lesson plan, students learn about the wind directions by completing a wind direction activity where kids locate cones marked with the specific wind...
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Wind
Students build an anemometer and measure wind speed. In this wind speed lesson, students build an anemometer using the student instruction sheet. Students visit the Alaska windspeed website and look up the wind speed forecast. Students...
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See the Wind
Learners explore alternative energy sources. In this wind energy lesson, students will investigate the difference in the speed and smoothness of wind at different altitudes above earth. Learners will use kites, helium balloons,...
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The Ups and Downs of It: Wind
Students explore the ways in which wind is formed and how it affects our weather.
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Wind
In this wind activity, students fill in 15 different question blanks that related to wind. First, they define wind erosion and what it picks up and why. Then, students determine the most common form of wind deposit and what type of...
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An Exploration of Wind Energy and Wind Turbines
High schoolers examine how wind is produced and what makes a good wind energy site. In this wind energy lesson students identify the major parts of a wind turbine and list design factors that produce efficient wind turbines.
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Finding Wind Direction
Students identify the wind direction. For this weather lesson, students use a weather vane to find the wind direction. Students complete a worksheet.
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Measuring Wind Speed
Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind speed...
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Wind Power for Educators
Students explore wind power as a renewable resource. In this wind power lesson students build models of wind turbines and experiment with different changes to see if it increases efficiency.
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Hurricane Influence: Landfall Probabilities and Wind Speed
For this earth science worksheet, students study a hurricane map and answer 7 multiple choice question about it. They calculate the wind speed on different areas of the map.
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Traditional Stories about Wind
Students observe and talk about wind using no weather instruments. In this wind lesson plan, students use their senses to observe wind. They also interview an Elder about wind.
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Blowin' In The Wind
Pupils predict and hypothesize the reasons for wind movement. After viewing a video, they describe the effects of a high and low pressure system and what makes the wind blow. In groups, they construct instruments that measure air...
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Winds Go Spinning Around
Pupils simulate the Coriolis Effect to comprehend why winds in the Westerlies are prone to cyclonic and anti-cyclonic motion. They arrive at an explanation of processes that drive world wind patterns
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Wind speed at different locations
In this wind speed worksheet, students walk around the school with a weather vane or wind sock and record the speed of wind in different places. Students fill in a chart and write one conclusion.
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Scale Models and Wind Turbines
Students determine how to use a scale and the importance of a scale model. In this wind turbine instructional activity students use a method used to determine the visual impact of wind turbines.
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Trade Winds
In this trade winds worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions on trade winds and how they affect the weather. Students complete 3 questions.
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Wind Surge: Interactive On-line Mac and PC
Students examine the influence of the end wall. They find a basin size and wind speed such that a given wall height is overtopped. Then, increase the wall elevation until overtopping stops. Students explain the difference in results.
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Bill Nye-Wind
In this science learning exercise, students look for the answers to the twelve questions related to the concept of wind and how it effects our environment.
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Make a wind vane
In this wind vane worksheet, students follow directions to use a straw, index card, tape, and a pin to make a wind vane. Students follow 4 sets of directions.
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