Climate in cities

Basics

Worksheet: Wind in the city

Sheet 5: Wind in Frankfurt / Legoland

To simulate the wind stream, as described in the worksheet "Wind in the city", we went to Legoland Günzburg, Germany.

We had rented a disco fog machine and took some ventilators with us.

As described in the experiment (Wind in the city) we then blew the fog through the city.

Preparations for the experiment  (picture taken by H. Schrettenbrunner)

The fog machine in action. (picture taken by H. Schrettenbrunner)

The skyline of Frankfurt / Main (drawn by G. Bauer)

1: Messeturm; 2. City-Haus (DZ-Bank); 3: Westend-Tower; 4: Trianon; 5: Commerzbank

Exercise

Print out the worksheet showing the picture above.

Now watch the movies below and draw the stream of the wind into the picture.

(Movies in cooperation with Legoland Deutschland)

Movie No. 1:

Draw the wind flow of movie 1 into your printout. (made by G. Bauer and B. Wohlhöfer)

Movie No. 2:

Draw the wind flow of movie 2 into your printout. (made by G. Bauer and B. Wohlhöfer)

Movie No. 3:

Draw the wind flow of movie 3 into your printout. (made by G. Bauer and B. Wohlhöfer)

About this page:

- Author: - G. Bauer, B. Wohlhöfer - University of Nürnberg - Germany
- scientific reviewing:
- educational reviewing: Dr. Schrettenbrunner / Dr. Schleicher / J. Heres
- last update: 09.09.03