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MCMS science students released
helium balloons on May 13, 2005 during a study of wind direction at the
surface and the upper atmosphere. Students determined
that the wind direction at
the surface was toward the tennis courts towards Ms. Elmore's farm
or to the north west. Each student released a tagged helium balloon and released
it between 9:30 and
10:30 am and 1:30 and 2:30 pm on the 13th.
Variables of interest included the wind direction at the surface and in the
upper troposphere and the distance the balloon traveled. To report a balloon finding,
Click
Here or call the school at (828) 241-2711. The Way the Wind Blows project was sponsored by donations made through DonorsChoose.com. Click on the balloons to see the tag #, location and date that the balloon was found or reported. Local Area Map: Eastern Catawba County
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North Carolina Map
| Tag # | Location Found | Distance and Direction | Date Found | |
| Starting Point | MCMS, 1041 Shiloh Road |
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| 1 | CC0405 | Shearers Road, Mooresville (front yard) | 22 miles, southeast | 5/13/05 |
| 2 | TB2905 | Ross Harris Rd., Asheboro (cow pasture) | 92 miles, east | 5/14/05 |
| 3 | AF0805 | Brawley School Rd., Mooresville (front yard) | 19 miles, southeast | 5/14/05 |
| 4 | AS0105 | Mount Ulla | 28 miles, east | 5/18/05 |
| 5 | SS2905 | Gold Hill Rd., Gold Hill | 57 miles, southeast | 5/21/05 |
| 6 | RC0605
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US Highway 29 N, China Grove (Eddie G's Auto Sales) |
35 miles, east | 5/23/05 |
| 7 | NP2305 | Bonaventure Dr, Salisbury (front yard) | 41 miles, east | 5/23/05 |
| 8 | BB0205 | Henry Oldham Rd., Bear Creek (front yard) | 138 miles east | 5/25/05 |
| 9 | MC0405 | Fieldstone Rd., Mooresville | 23 miles, east | 5/23/05 |
| 10 | Unreadable | Terrell (message on voice mail) | 9/08 | |
