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To assess your students understanding of wind speed, ask them to think
of different wind situations:
- How can high wind speed can be a problem for humans? (Students
may cite tornadoes, hurricanes or dust storms. Some may suggest situations
where wind affects airplane flights, or sporting events--like golf or
tennis--that are difficult in strong winds).
- Are there situations where too little or no wind is a problem for
humans? If so, what examples can you give? (Some students might suggest
recreational activities that depend upon wind such as sailing, para-gliding
or kite flying. Others may suggest that having little wind makes a hot
summer day difficult to stand and is a sign that the weather will not
be changing soon. Yet others may suggest that machines that depend upon
wind, such as water windmills or wind energy generators, may not work).
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