Coriolis Effect Lesson Plans

1. December 96 Lesson Plan
December 1996 Lesson Plan Back to Lesson Plan page. Return to the Aerospace Education page. Return to the CAP & USAF Liaison (Great Lakes) Home Page. Does Santa Claus use the Coriolis Force to Travel East? This month's lesson plan is designed to give a visual demonstration of the Coriolis Force in the Northern Hemisphere. The idea is taken from Aerospace 2000 "hands on" activity booklet that was prepared and published by The Aerospace Education Training Directorate, National Headquarter...

2. Understanding the Weather Conditions on the Seas
...hours. This will be spread out over the curriculum. (See individual parts for a breakdown of hours) Procedure Part 1: Water Purification, a lab exercise (incorporates VoyageÝof the Frog). Part 2: Winds Part 3: Air Pressure and the Barometer, a lab exercise Part 4: Winds, General Circulation and the Coriolis Effect Part 5: Storms of the Seas Part 6: Waves Part 7: Currents Assessment, Major Concepts, and Extensions Each of these elements will be given for the individual parts of the lesson. Go Back To S.O.S Survival on the Sea Title Page Go Back To S.O.S. Survival on the Sea Outline Submitted By St. Norbert Col...

3. Science Lesson: Winds Go Spinning Around
...ream/synoptic/ wind.htm and http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/fw/ crls.rxml Author: Kirstin A. Bittel Time: 1 class period Preparation 5-10 minutes Time: Materials: Access to Proxima Aver Key or Computer Lab World Wide Winds Handout Abstract In this lesson, students will simulate the Coriolis Effect to understand why winds in the Westerlies are prone to cyclonic and anti-cyclonic motion. Purpose ? Explanation of processes that drive world wind patterns. Objectives Students will be able to: 1. Recognize and articulate in discussion and in written responses the effect the Coriolis Force has upon...

4. Fluid Dynanics of the Ocean
...rents to create a map of the major world currents. The student will research and describe what an upwelling is and how it is created. TEKS TEKSAQUA 112.46 c9B TEKSAQUA 112.46 c9C Materials: Fluid Dynamics Notes (Part 1); maps of world trade winds, temperature patterms, Motivation: and the Hands-on, Coriolis inquiry effect; based blank world activities maps; paper sandwich circles; small set colored of notes. pencils; aluminum pie pans, ice, food coloring, straws, warm water, Upwelling Worksheet Teaching Procedure Bellwork: Warm-up questions: Thinking back to our lab on Friday, how does the density of warm wat...

5. Currents-Their Causes and Effects
Currents-Their Causes and Effects by George Linzee A current is defined as a large mass of continuously moving oceanic water (Greene, 1998). Surface ocean currents are mainly wind-driven and occur in all of the world's oceans. Examples of large surface currents that move across vast expanses of ocean are the Gulf Stream, the North Atlantic...

6. Pressure in Fluids
...on the bottle the flow slows and eventually stops. If you blow hard into the bottle the rate of flow is increased. 5. With two holes of the same size, the one that is deeper in relation to the "water level" in the bottle will have a greater exit speed. 6. The size of the hole has relatively little effect on the speed of water that exits, although, a bigger stream of water flows out of the larger hole. Next go outside with the water pistol and shoot it from shoulder level. Have the students divide into groups of three or four, with each group estimating its maximum distance of travel in meters by stepping or...

7. CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
...ng counterclockwise as seen from the North Pole and clockwise as seen from the South Pole. This causes our convection cell to be deflected and form areas around low pressure systems to spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and high pressure systems to spin clockwise. This is known as the Coriolis effect. It is just the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. If that isn't enough, the next consideration we need to make is that the Earth is not one constant color. Dark colors absorb more heat energy and light colors reflect the heat energy from the sun. Because this is another variable, we have areas th...

8. Ocean Currents
...be quite creative, but the two major natural forces in action are wind and the rotation of the earth). 2. Describe and illustrate (using chalkboard, overhead projection, etc.) how wind and the rotation of the Earth contribute to the different current directions. This is a good time to describe the Coriolis Effect, which is the scientific term that describes how the rotation of the earth controls the circular direction of wind and water currents. A motivational demonstration that could be done is to show students how the water goes down a drain or toilet clockwise or counter-clockwise, depending what hemisphe...

9. Weather Forecasting and Reporting
...chnology, environment, and society. SD Content Standard Indicators: Goal 1: Indicator 2: Demonstrate understanding and use a variety of processes for scientific investigations. Goal 2: Indicator 4: Analyze various interactions of energy and matter. Goal 5: Inidicator 1: Analyze various implications/effects of scientific advancement within the environment and society. SD Content Standard Benchmarks: Goal 1: Indicator 2: Benchmark A: Conduct systematic scientific investigations that can be replicated. Goal 2: Indicator 4: Benchmark B: Describe and explain a variety of energy transfers and transformations. Goal...