THURSDAY+2-27-2014

Hi, folks - hope you're all well, & that you had had the opportunity for plenty of much-needed R&R over your Feb. break. If all goes according to plan I should be back on Monday. Remember that you have your first Current Events report due for the term (Nature of Science) on Monday. If you have not done so already, track down an article for this assignment, and by tomorrow **email me** //(1) the link, and (2) a brief explanation of why you think the article/event/news exemplifies the Nature of Science//. You can start working on this today //after// you've completed the work below.

Your primary mission today is to go to the following two websites and answer the associated questions provided below. You can type or hand-write your responses, as long as what you produce is clearly written/legible! Include any and all resources you use in addition to the websites provided. I'll be on our website (in the Discussion section of the homepage) during today's class period if you have any questions!


 * (1) |||||| [] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||| Please respond to the following questions: ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||||||||||||||| a. Why do you think one (paper) airplane moves to the right of its intended target, while the other moves to the left? What is the main difference in these two scenarios? ||
 * |||||||||||||||||||| b. The Coriolis Effect is the term given to describe this phenomenon. Using your own words, define and explain the Coriolis Effect. ||  ||   ||
 * (2) |||||| http://www.uwf.edu/atc/projects/coriolis/main.swf ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||| a. What is the Coriolis Effect? When was it discovered, and by whom? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||| b. What causes the Coriolis Effect? ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||| c. Is this apparent motion real? Is this motion ACTUALLY happening? Explain. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * |||||||||||||||||| d. As a result of the Coriolis Effect, how do you think air moves in the the Northern Hemisphere? In the Southern Hemisphere? ||  ||   ||   ||