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This past week has been windy {hello understatement}. So much so that Thomas asked, “Where does wind come from?”

We talked about climate changes, air pressure and conduction. Ten minutes later I asked him to explain it to me, and well… he needed some visuals.

Oh, did we have fun with that… First, we painted with wind to show that it has a force and a direction. We decided to use watercolors to show movements better. They had fun with blending the colors too. Then we used matches and eggs to demonstrate air pressure. The kids {especially Thomas} loved this. We originally used 1 match, which caused a minor pull on the egg… then worked up to 4 matches causing the egg to split into two. {did I mention Thomas loved this?} Finally, they drew what we did. We are home free! Hope your weekend is not too windy!
