What Causes Wind Review

This was a great article about wind that was very clear and straight forward. Robertson explains how it is the sun that causes wind. He included many great pictures and diagrams that were ex... See More

This was a great article about wind that was very clear and straight forward. Robertson explains how it is the sun that causes wind. He included many great pictures and diagrams that were extremely helpful in order to further explain how pressure and wind are related. This will be very helpful in my third grade classroom during my science lessons on wind. I think that students will really benefit from the visual aids that are added into the text. Science information and vocabulary can often be very confusing and intimidating so I believe that the diagrams and pictures would be very helpful for students.

What Causes the Wind?

What causes wind? The Sun. So now that we know the answer, Robertson spends the rest of the article explaining how the Sun causes the wind. As always, he uses his exceptional humor and dia... See More

What causes wind? The Sun. So now that we know the answer, Robertson spends the rest of the article explaining how the Sun causes the wind. As always, he uses his exceptional humor and diagrams to explain how pressure is a factor in wind. Robertson provides an excellent activity to help students visualize and understand the Coriolis force. I’ve used the article with my middle school students with success.