Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. For instance, an easterly wind means that the wind is coming in from the east, not moving east. Have your students discuss the question in pairs, then in groups, and then as a whole class. Copyright 2020 Leaf Group Ltd. / Leaf Group Media, All Rights Reserved. Back in the classroom, ask students to design a hand-held device that could be used to show the wind direction. The Pennsylvania State University). Are your students aware that the winds they experience can come from different directions at different times? Each fourth of the circle is an area of 90 degrees. All rights reserved. Would a windmill work on a moon?
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Have them mark where they think South, East and West should be. How could ideas from this device be combined wit h those of other groups? Newer digital wind maps present wind speeds using color and wind direction using arrowheads. A short line means that the wind is blowing at a speed of five knots (a knot is equal to 1.5 miles per hour). {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/92\/Determine-Wind-Direction-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Determine-Wind-Direction-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/92\/Determine-Wind-Direction-Step-1.jpg\/aid8805106-v4-728px-Determine-Wind-Direction-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"
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