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An anemometer is a device that tells you how fast the wind is blowing. The device you can build is a model of a wind speed indicator. A real one will be able to accurately measure how fast the wind is blowing. Yours will give you only approximation of how fast it's blowing.
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www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/anemometer.html
www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/anemometer.html
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The instrument used to measure wind speed is called an anemometer, which is an indicator that will spin in the wind. The anemometer rotates at the ... The photos below show the students from Mrs. Clarizio's fourth grade class in Garfield, New Jersey making their anemometers. Click on the picture to view a larger image.
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www.ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en/docs/anemomete...
www.ciese.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/en/docs/anemometer.shtml
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Tape the end of the straw to the inside of the cup as you did earlier, making sure that the openings of the two cups face opposite directions. Step 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the remaining two cups, sliding the straw through the remaining two holes in the fifth cup. ... Your anemometer is now ready to use! Take it outside...
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www.sercc.com/education_files/anemometer.pdf
www.sercc.com/education_files/anemometer.pdf
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Bend the straw and staple it to the one-hole cup, making certain that the cup faces in the opposite direction from the first cup. Repeat this procedure using the other cup and straw assembly and the remaining one-hole cup. ... Your anemometer is useful because it rotates with the wind. To calculate the velocity at which...
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www.fi.edu/weather/todo/dixie.html
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Make this science experiment the beginning of a weather station. ... 4.Making sure the cups are all pointing in the same direction staple them to the end of the strip. ... 6.Make a base for your anemometer with modeling clay. Place the pointy end of the pencil into the clay.
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kidscrafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/make_anemometer
kidscrafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/make_anemometer
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･ 1 Hold the sticks of balsa wood in the shape of a cross and glue them together. ･ 2 Once the glue is dry, press the nail through the center of the cross to make a hole. Set the nail aside... ･ 3 Making sure the cups are all facing the sam...
http://www.ehow.com/how_4897104_make-anemometer-kids.ht...
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The cups of the anemometer are made from the aluminum. Cut 2 circles about 4" in diameter. Cut these circles in half along the diagonal. Join the straight edges with aluminum solder, malting 4 small cups.
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www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/Experiment10.htm
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Making, using, and understanding an ANEMOMETER ... Discuss the importance of making accurate measurements in predicting weather. Discuss the fact that the wind in the upper atmosphere moves at a different speed than the wind on the surface of the earth. Discuss some of the factors that might affect the speed of the wind.
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secoora.org/classroom/hurricane/anemometer
secoora.org/classroom/hurricane/anemometer
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However, in conditions where the air density greatly fluctuates from the calibrated density of the anemometer, allowances in the readings may be required. A hotwire anemometer is a very delicate design that utilizes a laser, or light, beam ...
http://www.instrumentsandcontrols.info/how-to-make-an-a...
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