Objective: Design and implement a model using your knowledge of the Coriolis Effect that demonstrates what direction a pilot would take when traveling from Seattle to San Francisco.
Steps
Data
The food-colored water went down all the way to Seattle on the way to San Francisco. It left a green-colored streak in its path. We could see very clearly where the streaks went.
Data Analysis
The streaks went all the way from Alaska to Seattle to San Francisco. This was other flight path that we were hoping to accomplish.
Steps
- Acquire a globe, food coloring, syringe, paper towels, container, water.
- Prep for the experiment by laying paper towels under and around the base of the globe.
- Mix the Food Coloring with water to dilute the food coloring so that it does not stain anything very badly
- Now turn the globe so that at the top is Alaska.
- Use the Syringe and take a little colored water and put some on Alaska (Make sure that no food coloring leaves that area.
- Rotate the globe counterclockwise and observe the the movement of the food coloring. Make sure not to move the glob too fast to obtain accurate results.
Data
The food-colored water went down all the way to Seattle on the way to San Francisco. It left a green-colored streak in its path. We could see very clearly where the streaks went.
Data Analysis
The streaks went all the way from Alaska to Seattle to San Francisco. This was other flight path that we were hoping to accomplish.