Today in 6.22 we were looking at Hurricanes and Cyclones as a part of our natural disasters topic.

We now know that cyclones build in strength as they move over areas of water. They do this because the air above the warm water acts as a fuel. As it warms and rises it is replaced over and over again by new air. This creates the cycles of the storm and why we see the size of many tropical cyclones grow as they move across warm areas of water.

Using water, washing up liquid and glitter we made our own cyclones in a bottle. After turning the bottle upside down, holding it at the neck and quickly moving the bottle in a circular motion meant that we could see a mini cyclone spinning round!