Coriolis Effect Design Lab:
Objetive: Design and implement a model using your knowledge of the Coriolis Effect that demonstrates what direction that the pilot would take when traveling from Seattle to San Francisco
Procedure:
1. Gather one balloon, one straw, tape, one black marker, food coloring, paper towel, and paper plate
2. Inflate the balloon and tie it securely to simulate the Earth
3. Draw the West Coast of the U.S.A.
4. Label Seattle and San Francisco
5. Lay a plate below the balloon
6. Place a couple of drops of food coloring on the balloon where Seattle is
7. Start to turn the Earth left until the food coloring reaches the San Francisco area
8. Repeat step 7 two more times
Observations
1st Time:
The red dye went off to the side to the left
Reached the San Francisco area
2nd Time:
The red dye went farther to the left
We put more food dye that time
It was farther away from the San Francisco area than the 1st time
3rd Time:
The dye landed almost perfectly on San Francisco
It had a perfect curve to the left back to the right
It had less dye than the 2nd time
Data Analysis:
Using our knowledge of the Coriolis effect, we know that the pilot would have to curve to left to go against the winds pushing the plane to the right. We designed the lab to simulate the effect the Coriolis Effect had on the flight of a airplane.
Procedure:
1. Gather one balloon, one straw, tape, one black marker, food coloring, paper towel, and paper plate
2. Inflate the balloon and tie it securely to simulate the Earth
3. Draw the West Coast of the U.S.A.
4. Label Seattle and San Francisco
5. Lay a plate below the balloon
6. Place a couple of drops of food coloring on the balloon where Seattle is
7. Start to turn the Earth left until the food coloring reaches the San Francisco area
8. Repeat step 7 two more times
Observations
1st Time:
The red dye went off to the side to the left
Reached the San Francisco area
2nd Time:
The red dye went farther to the left
We put more food dye that time
It was farther away from the San Francisco area than the 1st time
3rd Time:
The dye landed almost perfectly on San Francisco
It had a perfect curve to the left back to the right
It had less dye than the 2nd time
Data Analysis:
Using our knowledge of the Coriolis effect, we know that the pilot would have to curve to left to go against the winds pushing the plane to the right. We designed the lab to simulate the effect the Coriolis Effect had on the flight of a airplane.