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How Does the Wind Blow? Lesson PlanHow Does the Wind Blow? Lesson Plan
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How Does the Wind Blow?

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Students discover how the air makes objects move. They use a straw and paper with paint on it to test how hard they need to blow to make the paper move. They create mobiles and watch how they move when a window is open. They discuss what they have observed.

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