Weather Experiment: Tornado in a bottle

Weather Experiment: Tornado in a bottle

Tornados can be difficult to explain to kids, but this week's weather experiment allows them to create their own while also learning how they form.

HOME.I’M NOELANI MATHEWS, FOX FOUR INYOUR CORNER."HI EVERYONE LAUREN PETRELLIHERE.THE SOUTH WAS HIT HARD WITHTORNADOES OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEYCAN BE DANGEROUS, DEADLY, ANDALSO DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TOKIDS.THAT’S WHY WE’LL BE MAKING OUROWN TORNADO IN A BOTTLE DURINGTHIS WEEK’S WEATHER EXPERIMENT.(PKG)HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TOGET FROM THIS TO THISTWO-TWO LITER BOTTLESWATERDUCT TAPE A WASHER.

IF YOU HAVEFOOD COLORING OR GLITTER AROUNDTHE HOUSE WE COULD USE THOSETOO BUT IT’S NOT NECESSARY.FILL YOUR FIRST BOTTLETHREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY FULL.FEEL FREE TO ADD FOOD COLORINGOR GLITTER THIS WILL MAKE YOURTORNADO EASIER TO SEE.ADD THE WASHER TO THE TOP OF THEBOTTLETHEN ADD THE SECONDBOTTLE ON TOP.NOW YOU’LL WANT TO DUCT TAPETHEM WELL TO MAKE SURE WE DON’TSPILL ANY WATER.

AND GIVE IT ASPIN!SIMILAR TO A TORNADO THE WATERMOVES IN A CIRCULAR MOTION WHICHIS CALLED THE CENTRIPETAL FORCE.IT’S THEN PULLED DOWN CREATING AVORTEX.

THIS CONNECTS THE STORMCLOUD TO THE EARTH’S SURFACE TOMAKE A TORNADO.(LOOK LIVE TAG)THIS IS OF COURSE JUST THEBASICS OF TORNADOES.YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE FORMORE IN-DEPTH INFORMATIO