Marvelous Meteorology

Create Lightning

Materials: Balloon

Procedure: Blow up the balloon and rub it against your clothes. Feel the tingling of static electricity. Place the balloon up your hair. What happens? Why?

Challenge: What can you illustrate if you add these materials to your demonstration?

Pepper, Water running from a faucet, two balloons, Pepper sprinkled on water and Puffed rice cereal

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Why is a hurricane a spiral of cloud bands?

Materials: Large bowl filled tow-thirds full of water, Stirrer and Oil or Food Coloring

Procedure:  Stir the water in a   counterclockwise direction and remove the stirrer. Drop a small amount of oil and food coloring on top of the water.

 

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