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Air Masses Mobile Activity
Instructions:
1. Draw a spiral on the plate with your pencil
2. With your scissors, cut along the pencil line to make a spiral
3. Poke a hole in the center of the spiral with your pencil
4. Turn on the light and let it warm up. The hotter it gets the better it works
5. Hold your mobile up and observe what happens
6. Record your observations
7. Now go to a light and hold your spiral by the string and slowly move it over the light.
8. Record your observations.
Questions and Data Collection
1. What do you predict will happen when you hold the mobile over the lamp?
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2. What happens with the mobile prior to placing over the lamp?
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3. When placed over the lamp what happens?
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4. Explain why this happened
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4. What two (2) variables could you change to increase or decrease the speed?
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