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Wildfire Warning
Grade Levels: 6-8 | Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes
Design a wind detection device, an anemometer, that could warn community members of the strength and direction of high winds during a wildfire.
Design a wind detection device, an anemometer, that could warn community members of the strength and direction of high winds during a wildfire.
Grade Levels: 6-9
Duration: Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes
Concepts/Skills: Wind energy, natural hazards, anemometer, wildfires
Objectives: Students will:
- Build a device to measure the direction and strength of the wind.
- Evaluate how the materials used affect design function.
- Use data to determine the success of a design.