| Purpose: |
To increase observation skills, To predict wind directions. |
| Season: |
All |
| Materials: |
Nephoscope (Talk to Mr. Owen about these BEFORE you go to
Miller Springs.), compass. |
| TEKS: |
5.1A 5.2A thru E 5.4A,B
5.6A,B |
| Procedure: |
- Orient the nephoscope with a compass. (Align the north mark on the indicator with the
north mark on the compass.)
- Place the nephoscope on the ground and follow a cloud as it passes over the center of
the mirror until it reaches the edge.
- Note the direction the cloud is moving toward. If it is blowing toward the east, the
wind is coming from the west.
- Take the direction on several different clouds.
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| Questions: |
- Is the wind on the ground moving in the same direction as the wind in the clouds? Why?
Why not?
- Why are some clouds moving faster than others?
- Are all the layers of clouds moving in the same direction today?
- What happens when clouds are moving in opposite directions?
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