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Miami Museum of Science-Wind Spiral
See the Wind Move
Wind is air that moves. When the moving air
pushes against small hanging objects, the objects will move. Make
a wind spiral to "see" wind move.
Materials
- For hanging spiral: a printed copy of the
paper spiral below, string, scissors, hot lamp
- For standing spiral: a printed copy of the
paper spiral below, pencil, thread spool, scissors, pin
To print this page:
- PLACE the mouse
pointer on the File menu at the top of the screen.
- CLICK and HOLD
the mouse button down while DRAGGING the pointer to Print.
- RELEASE the
mouse button. The print dialog box is displayed.
- PRESS RETURN.
The paper spiral will begin to print.
Instructions
- CUT OUT the paper spiral along the dotted
black lines.
- PUNCH a hole through the center of the spiral.
- THREAD a piece of string through the hole
in the center.
- TIE the piece of string at one end.
- USE the string to hang the wind spiral over
a hot lamp.
- Optional: To
make a standing wind spiral, place a pencil, eraser side up,
in a thread spool. Stick a pin through the center of spiral and
then through the pencil's eraser.
What's happening
The heat from the sun warms the air, and the
heated air moves up. This rising air causes the spiral to move.
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