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Problem Based Learning: How can I create an original machine to accurately measure wind speed and direction for four weeks? : 

Problem Based Learning: How can I create an original machine to accurately measure wind speed and direction for four weeks? Get on the Magic Wind Bus and learn about…

Ms. Frizzle’s Wind Breaker Team : 

Ms. Frizzle’s Wind Breaker Team Hi! I’m Meredith Doepner, and I work on Ms. Frizzle’s team as a data collector, and recorder. I’m Katelyn Kingseed, and I love being Ms. Frizzle’s consultant communicator, and data collector. Hello! I’m Rachel Landa and I help update Ms. Frizzle’s website and collect data. "The Magic Wind Bus"

Let’s get started! : 

Let’s get started! Brainstorming activity -How will we deal with materials, location, weather, design, time, and personal responsibilities? -Investigative Question Investigation considerations -Location for data collection -Time of data collection -Conversion to mph -Consultants Planning considerations -Background information -Data Collection -When to meet? -National Weather Service Investigative Question: How will the daily weather patterns affect the speed and direction of the wind?

How did we investigate? : 

How did we investigate? Developed Investigative Question Researched Wind Machine Designs Contacted Consultants Decided on group meeting time/place Sketched potential wind machine design Purchased materials Constructed the machine Calibrated machine Made data collection schedule Started 4 week data collection Designed group website Started brainstorming ideas for presentation Finished data collection/data table online Finalized presentation and website Beginning Middle End

What you might find! : 

What you might find! Data Table https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ahpxn7z_l3ZddFhkZzNoT195dzdHSklFYXBkRjFsLUE&hl=en&authkey=CNGBy_wP#gid=0 Group Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/TheWindbreakers/126564847398074?v=wall

What have we learned? : 

What have we learned? Our datadid not show a consistent relationship between daily weather patterns and the speed and direction of the wind. Wind and Weather ARE related, but are also very different. We get wind when air flows from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. The weather patterns are based on the location of those areas of high and low pressure. High pressure usually brings clear weather. Low pressure usually brings stormy weather There must be another component in addition to weather patterns causing the wind to behave in such a manner.

How could we improve? : 

How could we improve? In the future we would… Test more machine designs before finalizing ours Make more specific jobs for team members from the beginning Involve all subject areas With a special emphasis on physical education, art, and literacy Change the variable we tested

A word from our Consultant : 

A word from our Consultant

In your own classroom… : 

In your own classroom… Implementing PBL in your own classroom In a Special Education Classroom Technology Used: E-mail Microsoft Office Excel Word PowerPoint Google Docs Google websites Facebook Youtube

Sources Used: : 

Sources Used: Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/5818/globalwinds.html Retrieved from http://learn.kidwind.org/ Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/