Off to Canada!!

Today is the the big day! While sitting at the airport, I decided to start a quick journal about airplanes. I have always loved flying. I always get a window seat over the wing so I can watch everything that causes the plane to fly.

In 1738 a Swiss scientist by the name of Daniel Bernoulli discovered some interesting facts about air pressure. His findings are now known as Bernoulli's principle, and can explain why a bird or air plane can fly. Here is the science behind flight:

An airplane wing is relatively flat on the bottom and convex (curved) on the top. When an airplane is moving forward through the air, the air flowing above or over the wing has farther to go in a given amount of time than the air beneath the wing (the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, i.e., beneath the wing; the distance above the wing is longer because it is not in a straight line). Because of this difference in the flow of air, the air pressure is greater below the wing than above it, and the air plane is pushed up. Pretty cool, huh?

Here is a simple experiment you can do right now to test Bernoulli's principle, just click on the link below:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/trythis_air/up-in-the-air.html

It is almost time for my flight to Toronto, Ontario (Canada) and then to Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada). I will not arrive until late tonight, so this may be my only post for the day.

Fund For Teachers and the Bay of Fundy

I am very excited to be traveling to the Bay of Fundy located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. I remember first learning about the Bay of Fundy in middle school when I saw a picture in my science book that showed the drastic tidal changes that take place there. The difference between low tide and high tide averages 52 feet, twice a day. Can you believe that?
This adventure is being paid for by Fund for Teachers, a non profit organization that grants teachers the opportunity to follow their dreams in order to enhance the educational experience of both the teacher and the students they teach. Find out more about Fund for Teachers at www.fundforteachers.org

During my adventure (August 5-14), I will be researching tidal changes, fossils, archaeology, erosion, and even whales!!! I will be keeping this online journal which I will update with narratives and pictures each evening during my trip.

Please make sure you check out this blog each day starting August 5th. You can click on the "View Complete Profile" link and then "Email" to ask me questions as I travel!!