Monday, March 1, 2010

Wind and Air Experiment

Items needed:
Straw
Cotton Ball
Scrap paper





Let the kids experiment with these items
Can you feel air?   
     Blow through the straw against your handCan you make a cotton ball move without touching it?
      Blow on the cotton ball through the strawCan you pick up a small piece of paper with a straw? 
      Place one end of your straw on the top of the paper and suck on the other end.


FYI: Wind facts
  1. Air cannot be seen but is all around us
  2. Wind is air that is moving fast
  3. Wind makes usch things as windmill, kits and clouds move
  4. Wind is important part of our weather
  5. A weather vane show which way the wind is blowing