Flight

Discussion:

What is the definition of Flight?

Come up with a list of Natural Flight and 

Man Made Flight

Many things can become airborne, but if they aren't under control are they really flying?

Check out these:

Airfoils:

BERNOULLI PRINCIPLE

try out some experiments 

AOA - Angle of Attack

Air has pressure??

From our weather unit - what do you know about AIR PRESSURE???

Did you know that air is pressing on us 14.7 pounds per square inch!!

Why aren't we being squished by the air around us?

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This diagram shows air molecules - what do you notice about this diagram?

Why do our ears pop - when we are driving up the pass or flying?


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Lets test it out...

1st- paper bag experiment 
2nd - ziplock bag, straw & text books. 

**********Don't forget your notebook!!!*************

video:

The Magic School Bus

Lightning and Thunder

About thunderstorms

Thunder Formation

Thunder and Lightning

national geographic

Hurricanes

National Hurricane Center

Ready for Hurricanes

Weather - hurricane

national geographic

Tornadoes

Severe weather - Tornadoes

scholastic - tornadoes

The epa - readiness

weather-tornado

fajita scale

Hail

Severe Hail

national weather service

nationalgeographic.com

Tropical Storm/Depression

weather.com/tropical-storm

tropical cyclone

tropical storms

Flooding/Flash Rain

weather-rain

www.floodfacts.com

flood-facts

Quick Facts on Flooding

stop disasters - facts

Weather Fronts

There are 5 different air masses that effect North America.  

There are 3 main types of frontal boundaries that separate these fronts

Cold front:

Warm Front:

Stationary Front:

The JET STREAM

L is low Pressure 

Can you tell me what is happening here

There are three Weather Detective activities. Please click HERE.

Choose one location and report your findings.

6/11/13 Weather Stations

Anemometer

The anemometer mesures the WIND SPEED.  However many times the anemometer spends around in one minute will give you the RATES PER MINUTE (RPM)

We are more familiar with Miles Per Hour (MPH)

Use the formula:

RPM x 0.2142 = MPH

To calculate Knots (Beaufort Scale)

1 Knot = 1.15077945 MPH

In this picture the anemometer is connected to the Wind Vane.  The wind vane tells in which direction the wind is blowing. 

Question: Why would this information be useful when reporting the weather?

Resources:

http://billboyheritagesurvey.wordpress.com/

Scholastic.com

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

6/10/13 Part 2

Barometers

Measures Atmospheric Pressure or Air pressure. 

Atmospheric Pressure   At the bottom of a swimming pool, the pressure is equal to the weight of the overlying water divided by the area that weight is pressing against. The same idea applies in the atmosphere. For every square meter of the surface of the Earth, the full weight of all the air above that square meter, extending all the way up to space, is pressing down. This is called atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is less when you go up a mountain, because the higher you go the less air is above you. This is why air is denser at lower altitudes; the greater pressure squeezes more air molecules into each cubic centimeter. 

Measuring Air pressure helps us determine the change in the weather. 

If it is going to rain the hand will move the the left. 

If it is going to stay the same the hand will not move.

If it is going to be sunny the hand will turn to the right

Watch This video

pressure is the force per unit of air

             p=pressure           f= force            a=air

- diving in a pool

-walking on snow

-pumping a bike tire

-cutting food with the wrong side of the knife

resources:

Mr. Regester's Home page http://academic.greensboroday.org/~regesterj/

6/10/13 Part 1 Weather and Climate

Welcome to Summer of Science
MONDAY JUNE 10, 2013


This week we are examining Weather

First Journal: What do you know about weather?



Video: studyjams

WEATHER

CLIMATE

Climate for Helena MT


Weather reports

Helena Weather - Google

Weather Satellite

Weather Report


Comments -Please write 2 things you learned from this lesson. Do not forget your student number!



Resources:
http://www.make-my-own-house.com/
Scholastic.com