Wind power

1. Anemometer:
2. Beaufort wind scale:

MATERIALS

  

1. paper  
2. pin
3. cups  
4. tape  
5. pencil 

STEPS

1. Get all of the stuff
2. Tape the sticks together 
3.  Tape the cups to the end of the stick
4. Pin the stick to the pencil

Instructions:

• Go to the measuring place and set up your wind gauge.
• Make sure everyone in your group is ready to start their roles.
• Record how many times it spins and record it in the table below.
• Count the number of spins in 15 seconds.
• Record it on your chart.

FINDINGS

	Place name on school grounds	Number of Spins in 15 seconds
1.	Field	20
2.	Old J Block site	15
3.	Grass hill in the quad	10
4.	Tennis Court gate	3

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CONCLUSION: On the field there 80 spins per min The wind speed was 13-20 mph on the Beaufort scale was three. On the old j block site spins per min was 60 wind speed was two Beaufort scale 0. On the grass hill, spins per min were 40 wind speed was 6-12 on the Beaufort scale it was two. On the court gate, it was12 wind speed was10-20 on the Beaufort scale.

	Spins per minute	Wind speed ( kph)	Beaufort Scale
Field	80	13-20	3
Old J Block site	60	2	0
Grass hill	40	6-12	2
Tennis Court Gate	12	10-20	1