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Weather Stations: Winds

In this activity, learners use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. Learners discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth. This activity is one station that can be combined with other stations for an hour and half lesson on weather patterns on Jupiter and Earth. <br> <br> For safety reasons, this activity should be facilitated by an adult or used as a...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Jet Stream, Moon and Sun, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Physics, Heat and Thermodynamics, Planets, Volume and Density, Jupiter, Atmosphere, Chemistry, General, Earth System Science, Heat Transfer, Science and Society, Physical Sciences, Physical Science, Density, Communicating Results, Juno, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, Earth Processes, Engineering, Earth, Weather and Climate, Education, Heat and Temperature, Space, NASA, The Planets, Satellites and Spacecraft, Gases, Storms, Conducting Investigations, States of Matter, Earth Structure, Weather, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Materials Science, Temperature, Geoscience, Convection, Wind, The Scientific Process, General Science, Technology, Earth and Space Science, Solar System, Probes, Formulating Explanations