Class Response: Kites

This month during science class we are learning about wind. What better way to strate how wind works than to experience it hands on with a kites experiment?And so, that is just what we did. After we had made our kites, we went outside and tried to fly them. Unfortunately, all our attempts were fruitless. At first, i just concluded that there was no wind that day and left it at that, however after learning more about wind I can understand why there was no wind. For instance, wind is caused by the uneven heating of the earth's atmosphere, and so that is why there is a lot of wind by the beach. In fact, since the water is so close to the land on the beach, a lot of sea breezes and land breezes are formed. That is because the water is not as hot as the land, so as the hot air over the land rises, the cool air over the sea comes in to replace the old air. This is an example of a sea breeze. Unfortunately for us, we were not at the beach where we can experience such a breeze, and at that time the air around us was equally heated so there was no need for the air to move about, therefor causing no wind.