The Sun, jars and wind
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the hot, moderate and cold bands of the Earth as three stripes with labels.
Hot near the equator, moderate in the middle, cold near the poles.
2
Write a prediction for the convection jars and what you would see.
Cold on top of warm mixes; warm on top of cold stays layered.
3
Explain wind in three sentences.
The ground warms the air, warm air rises, cooler air flows in.
4
Find out what the winds near Egypt’s coast do in summer from a grown-up.
Answers differ.
5
Write a claim and evidence about wind.
Answers differ; for example claim: wind comes from uneven heating.