50 likes | 197 Views
Imagine if you could see the wind. Ellis Dean Swartz, 2 nd grade. We can’t see wind, but we can see what it does and how it feels. How to make a pinwheel. Big windmills make electricity. Did you know that wind turbines were so big? .
E N D
Imagine if you could see the wind Ellis Dean Swartz, 2nd grade
We can’t see wind, but we can see what it does and how it feels. How to make a pinwheel.
Big windmills make electricity Did you know that wind turbines were so big? Layton, Julia. HowStuffWorks. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power2.htm>. "Wind Turbine Installers Supporting the "Go GREEN" Wind Power Generation!!!" Free Press Release Distribution Service. Lee Wind Energy, 9 Mar. 2009. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.prlog.org/10195681-wind-turbine-installers-supporting-the-go-green-wind-power-generation.html>.
Wind can be fun We tied a string to a plastic bag to see if it would fly like a kite. It did! It takes a lot of wind to fly a kite! We went to the kite festival in Cary.
A wind experiment Get the tools: string, lids and petroleum jelly. Tie to a tree and wait a few days. You may need to cut a hole in some lids. Tie a string to the lid. The wind blew some lids around and around the branch. Rub petroleum jelly on the lid. See what the lid caught from the wind. Weather Wiz Kids Weather Information for Kids." Weather Wiz Kids Weather Information for Kids. Web. 11 Mar. 2012. <http://www.weatherwizkids.com/experiments-wind.htm>.