7.3 Beaufort Scale presentation

1
The Beaufort scale was thought up in 1805 by sir
Francis Beaufort. It is still used today. These
three versions of it were taken from three web
sites Castle Kites, Macfarlane Wind Turbines
and the US Search and Rescue Task Force.

• Questions
• Which of these versions do you prefer and why?
• Why did these three websites have pictures of the
  Beaufort scale?
• What other groups of people would be interested
  in the Beaufort scale?
• According to the Beaufort scale, what is the wind
  speed today?