Description:
Students work with a "cooling station" that consists of a fan, a cardboard piece that blocks the air, a wet towel, and temperature probes for a personal experience of wind chill. They experiment with cooling due to evaporation versus cooling due to evaporation enhanced by wind. They interpret wind chill charts and make predictive graphs of temperature curves under different conditions. They discuss how this phenomenon impacts people living in polar regions, and suggest measures that can be taken to curtail those impacts.

This activity is under development. Teachers can participate in the review process by going to the activity site on the Internet (see URL above). Scroll down to, "We look forward to hearing from you! Please review this activity" and click on that sentence.

Organization:
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica or the Arctic
Funded by the National Science Foundation

URL:
http://tea.rice.edu/activity/tea_activity_wygoda_windchill.html

Contact:
Email: glacier@tea.rice.edu; http://tea.rice.edu/

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Energy
Meteorology
Polar Regions

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00