Homemama2 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 For unit one (I think lab #3) where you make the anemometer, what type of cups/plates did you use? We can NOT get this lab to work. We used dixie cups with a small paper plate, then we tried with a large paper plate. Maybe I need bigger cups? I'd like to get the thing working since we're suppose to keep the weather journal throughout the year. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We could not get ours to stand up. Sorry I am being no help, but you're not alone. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.z.ichigo Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 That's the one where you attach the cup to the paper plate and it's supposed to spit around in the wind, right? I got so frustrated with that one. Never could get a working wodel going. We've got a rainbow colored...thing. I'm not sure what to call it but it's cylindrical and hangs from a tree or a corner of the house and spins in the wind. I just used that and counted each time the read stripe came around. I'd recommend doing the same, rather than trying to get their design to work. You could use one of those big decorative pinwheels or something. On a side-note this is the sort of thing I disliked about R.E.A.L. Science. Complicated, time consuming projects for very little payoff. Much happier with NOEO. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well, at least it wasn't just me! Thanks for the pinwheel idea, I'll pick one of those up. I'm hoping the other labs work well. :001_huh: I've only done one unit of this and we really like it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 We got ours to work, sort of. We used a large paper plates and bigger cups, and stuck a lump of modeling clay on a second paper plate to stick the pencil in so it would (mostly) stay upright. It does still fall over especially in transport, but it will stay up long enough to use the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) With ds #1, we tried similar projects from library books, and they just. would. not. work. DS received an inexpensive weather station for Christmas and we went with that. With that in mind, when ds #2 gets to that section of R.E.A.L. Science, I plan to go out and buy another inexpensive weather station. :D Wait, I just remembered: in order to keep up our weather journal, I photocopied "The Beaufort Scale" from a library book, and I think we used that description to keep us on track. The Beaufort Scale image Edited August 24, 2009 by KathyBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Thanks for the Beauford Scale! I printed it out, that will be handy! T--thanks for the idea with the plates and modeling clay. I'll give it a try. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I like the Beaufort Scale too, thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 we could not get ours to work and watched the trees to see if it was windy. Obviously our weather journaling was rather low key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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