wind power

Weather and Climate Change 

Extreme weather

Measuring weather.

Wind

Beaufort Wind Scale

Beaufort Force	Wind Speed (KPH)	Spins	Indicators	Terms Used in NWS Forecasts
0	0-2	0	Calm; smoke rises vertically.	Calm
1	2-5	10	Shown by direction of wind smoke drift, but not by wind vanes.	Light
2	6-12	40	Wind felt on face, leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind.	Light
3	13-20	80	Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag.	Gentle
4	21-29	130	Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.	Moderate
5	30-39	190	Small trees in leaf begin to o5sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters.	Fresh
6	40-50	250	Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.	Strong
7	51-61	320	Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt walking against the wind.	Strong
8	62-74	390	Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.	Gale
9	75-87	470	Slight structural damage.	Gale
10	88-101	550	Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs.	Whole gale
11	102-116	640	Very rarely experienced inland; accompanied by widespread damage.	Whole gale
12	117 or more	730+	Very rarely experienced; accompanied by widespread damage.	Hurricane

Wind speed - Making an anemometer.

MATERIALS

1. pencils
2. tape  
3. straws x4  
4. pin  
5. cups x4  

STEPS

1.   stick the straws together
2.   then you tape them so they are in the shape of the cross
3.   stick a pin though them
4.   stick it to the rubber of the pencil
5.   stick cups though the straw

Once you have made an anemometer we are going to record the wind speed.

Group size: 5

You will need:

Anemometer (above) 

Roles:

• Timekeeper
• Counter
• Recorder
• Anemometer Manager
• Wind generator

1. Mount the anemometer in a place that has full access to the wind from all directions.
2. When the time keeper says "Go", the counter in each group will count how many times the marked cup passes them in one minute and write it down.
3. If possible, repeat the above step four (4) times and record the average number of spins on the chart.

FINDINGS

• Record how many times it spins using the table below.

You will need to create the wind yourself by blowing. Get 4 different wind speeds by blowing.

You will need to time them and count the number of spins.

	Time Interval	Number of Spins
1.	10	13
2.	10	13
3.	10	6
4.	10	27

• Can you make a statement connecting the number of spins of your anemometer and the speed of the wind? 

CONCLUSION:

this is a great way to see how fast th ewing is travelling and how strong it is

Biofuels

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film

Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:

1.   bottles x3
2.   permanent maker
3.   disposable  gloves
4.   cup
5.   fresh horse manure
6.   mashed banana
7.  funnel
8. water
9. balloons
10. vegetables peelings

Steps:

1. label all bottles
2. take bottle cap off  
3. put manure in all bottles    
4. put mashed banana in one bottle 
5. and put veges scraps in the another 
6. then you put some water in it
7. then you put some balloons over the bottle top 
8. and then you leave it for twelve days

   

water cycle

AIM: TO LOOK AT THE WATER CYCLE AND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING IT.

Definition:

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Scientific words:

• Evaporation. When water is heated by radiant energy it turns into water vapor.
• Transpiration. Evaporation from plants.
• Condensation. When water vapor cools, molecules join together and form clouds.
• Precipitation. When clouds get heavy the waters falls as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

• Acidification: the action or process of making or becoming acidic.

THE WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT

Bag 1: Normal Water cycle

Bag 2: Water cycle with CO2 added: like Oceans in climate change

Bag 3: Water cycle with ice added: like Antarctica in climate change

Material:

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3.  
4.   

Steps:

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Two Images:

Findings:

	The Water Cycle: Bag 1	CO2 Water Cycle: Bag 2 Acid	Desert Water Cycle Bag 3
Does it cycle?
Amount of Water
Acidity

Key: Water and acidity amount: 1 = none 

2 = small 

3 = large 

Other comments:

Conclusion:

Draw a labelled diagram of the Water Cycle

Water cycle words:

1. Precipitation
2. Hurricanes
3. Acid rain
4. Evaporation
5. Carbon Dioxide
6. Water
7. Deforestation
8. Water vapour
9. Transpiration
10. Flooding

SOLO Hexagons Activity

TODAY YOU WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE HAS ON THE WATER CYCLE.

1. Using your SOLO hexagons poster write a paragraph about the different aspects of climate change.
2. Write about the following Climate Change concepts:

You can do these by powerpoint, embedding a movie , on your blog, on a doc or any other form of presentation. It is up to you.

ACIDIFICATION: HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACIDIFICATION OF OUR OCEANS?  

Ocean acidification refers to decreasing levels of pH in the ocean, which makes the sea more acidic

Picture:

Diagram of how it affects the water cycle.

DEFORESTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

DEFORESTATION: HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

Picture:

Diagram of how it affects the water cycle.

ICE CAP MELT: HOW DOES ICE CAP MELT AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

Picture:

Diagram of how it affects the water cycle.

WATER VAPOUR: HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO WATER VAPOUR AND EVAPORATION?

Picture:

Diagram of how it affects the water cycle.

Puberty

WARNING have to be ten or older

Can I discuss Puberty/Create text/Work with others 

Puberty-change/emotions

Skills for slam poetry using voice

                      choral speaking 

                      chorus 

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy film

Biomass

Aim: To compare the amount of gas that is produced from different types of biomass.

Material:

1. (3x) plastic bottle
2. 3 balloons
3. permanent marker  
4. disposable gloves   
5.  Cup
6. Fresh horse manure 
7.   mashed banana 
8.   funnel 
9.  water. 

Steps:

1.  Label the bottles... Horse manure... horse manure and mashed banana... Horse manure vegetable peelings.
2.  Place one cup of manure in one bottle and fill the bottle and leave a little room in the bottle for air.
3.  Place one cup of manure in the bottle and add mashed banana and fill with water and leave a little bit of air.
4. Place the ballons on the 3 bottles.

   

Investigation.

Research the following Biomass fuels. You will need to:

Write a definition of fuel.

Write 8 sentences about fuel. 

• How is it made? 
• Where is it made? 
• What is it made with? 
• What countries use it? 
• What uses will it have in the future?  

Place 1 image of the fuel.

Biomass Fuel types.

Name Agricultural crops and wood fuels.

Research: Wood biomass is the main source of wood energy in New Zealand. It comes in a number of forms, including firewood, shavings, sawdust, wood chips, agricultural crops and bark.

Name Animal waste.

Definition: Animal poo and wee

Research: Horse manure cow manure...

Name: Biogas

Definition: Gas

Research: gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic matter.

Name: Biofuels

Definition: Natural gases.

Research: vegetable oils and liquid animal fats green diesel derived from algae and other plant sources.