Wild Wind! Making Weather Vanes to Find Prevailing Winds
By A Mystery Man Writer
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.
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Prevailing wind direction during the sampling period at (a) Balfour;
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