Fundy -The Tides

 
 

Science Ideas  

Why are there tides?
When are they the most extreme?
Why does Fundy have the biggest tides in the world?
Just where is The Bay of Fundy?
How do people get used to it?

Useful Links

Tides study page

Downloads 


Fundy Tides   See 10 hours of tidal movement in eleven minutes (three minutes in Quick Fundy version).  Discover impact of extreme tides -a 40 ft vertical range -as you teach about tides

Fundy Project yields results:

QuickTime file (11Mb) Tiny

m2v file is downloadable  (3min playing time  139Mb file)

A 20-minute Science DVD is available for individual teachers to use for free. ($5 S&H)

Institutions must get a license.

Uses Windows Media Player, BUT a DVD Player will show full screen.


A still image sequence of adjacent Hall's Beach 

 

 

m2v file is downloadable

(2 min long 29Mb)

Products

Fundy Tides    A 21 minute DVD with three tempos and sound track

Quick Fundy   The 3 minute version downloadable here

Hall's Beach   A 2 minute rocky shore still sequence  downloadable here

 

A one-time license fees for any or all in series

1-5 schools   $50

6-15- schools  $75

16-25 schools  $150

more than 25 schools  $250 email to arrange ssi@laurencenet.net

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