A bit about tornadoes. Check out the following link.
Leave a post telling me ........
What is a tornado? How do tornadoes form? How do tornadoes stop? What is a supercell thunderstorm? What is a mesocyclone? What is a wall cloud? What are the levels on the fujita tornado scale of intensity? What happens at the different levels?
Tornado
Earth Science
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tornado Simulator
Click on the link below to watch how meteorologists recreate tornadoes to study them. Why would the be a benefit? Could this be helpful for building homes? Tell me what you think and join the conversation.
tornado simulator video
tornado simulator video
Clouds
We learned about the various types of clouds and the weather associated with each.
Check out the following link and complete the activity matching the cloud types and their names.
cloud types
Check out the following link and complete the activity matching the cloud types and their names.
cloud types
Create a Weather Map
Go to the following link. Under the words weather activities, click in the green area where it says 'click here to start'.
Create a weather map based upon the forecast!
weather map
Create a weather map based upon the forecast!
weather map
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Cloud Formation and More
Do you know how clouds form? Can you name different types of clouds? Do you even know what clouds are? Go to the link below and learn about clouds. Make sure that you check out the link on how clouds form. There is even a cloud matching game. Share with one another what you learned about clouds.
Clouds
Clouds
Spinning Egg Sprinkler
Have you ever wanted to do science experiments at home? Here is one that involves a hard boiled egg. Watch the video on the egg sprinkler and explain why the milk rises up the egg and sprinkles out at the equator of the egg. Tell me what kind of experiments you have done at home and discuss with one anther the cool science that you can do at home.
cracking the egg sprinkler
cracking the egg sprinkler
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