Weather Monitoring

Monday, February 8, 2010

Class 2-8

I've started assignment 3 and hopefully everyone has received my invite to the weather folder/document. If not let me know so I can make sure we all have access.

Google Map

Here's the link to Mt. Washington Elementary School:

View My Saved Places in a larger map

Tornado Experiment

I found some directions on how to create a tornado, like we had talked about. The site I found it on was:

http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/weather.html

Tornado in a Jar

Need: tall plastic jar (pop bottle), 4 to 6 small balls of aluminum foil, clear liquid soap, water, blue food coloring.

Place a teaspoon (5ml) of clear liquid soap in your plastic container. Drop into the jar 3-4 vary small pieces of aluminum foil rolled into balls. The foil should be folded and pressed so that it will sink. Fill the jar to the top with water. Add 1 to 2 drops of blue food coloring.

Rotate the container and a swirling effect should be produced. It may take some practice. Set the container up on the table and watch. The force of the foil at the bottom should keep the water in motion. The action resembles the motion set up as circular rotations of air in the atmosphere form a tornado.

Hey guys, I'm stranded in Ann Arbor (locked my keys in my car) and won't be able to make it back to Kalamazoo for our class. If you guys do group work just let me know what I can do to help or whatever I need to do! See you guys next week or in class tonight...