Coriolis Effect

Do you know who Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis is? Well you would if you attended Abby’s science fair last Friday. It was our first experience at a science fair and Abby was able to participate this year. Together with her best friend they studied, experimented, giggled, goofed off, looked stuff up on the internet and put together a great project. Their headliner read: The earth constantly spins. Its motion affects the direction of air and water currents. This is the Coriolis Effect. They seemed to stay excited and positive about their project throughout. Abby said her favorite part was demonstrating and experimenting on the direction the water spiraled with a big bucket full of water, an upside down water jug and a little pepper.