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Intermediate students learn about wind formation, wind energy, and electricity generation from wind through reading, critical thinking activities, and hands-on investigations. The kit comes with a Teacher Guide, a class set of Student Guides, and the materials necessary to conduct the activities, including two KidWind Basic Turbines and a geared nacelle to convert one turbine to a geared turbine.

 

This kit includes:

Anemometer

Wind gauge

Wind vane

Genecon and Book

Box of snow cone cups

Multimeters

Compass

Large straws

Small straws

Straight pins

Small binder clips

Pencils

Paperclips

Duct Tape

Masking Tape

Sand paper

¼” Dowels

18” Long balsa sheets

16” Long chloroplast sheets

Protractors

Hub

PVC 1’ 90 degree Joints

PVC 1’ T-Joints (2 with drilled holes)

PVC 6” pipe

PVC 24” pipe

PVC 2” pipe

PVC couplers

Generators

Geared Head Assembly

Alligator Clips

Visual Voltmeter

Extra Generators

Teacher guide

Student Guides

 

Not in this kit:

Foam cups

Hole punch

Rulers

Scissors

Glue

Permanent Markers

Tape

Pennies

Poster board

String

Meter Stick

Watch with second hand

Extra blade materials

Dry Cell battery (1.5 volt, AAA, AA, or D)

1 Bulb (3.8V, 0.3A) in socket with leads

 

Additional Equipment Needed:

Fan

 

Worksheets:

NEED Wind Energy BINGO

Wind Speed Calculation Worksheet

Engineer's Notebook

Blade Design Challenge Design Brief

Blade Testing & Analysis Worksheet

Testing Stations Worksheet

Experimental Design Worksheet

Design 3 Blades Worksheet

Design a Turbine Worksheet

Modification Log

Specification Sheet

Blade Design Challenge Certificate

 

*See video with assembly instructions and tips at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjsGrWioLlk

 

This kit is kept at the following locations aside from CWE:

Northern Virginia

Susan Bardenhagen

VAST Region V Coordinator

Cell: 703-338-95895

mb4steam@gmail.com

Richmond – Science Museum of Virginia

Chuck English

Phone: 804-864-1430

cenglish@smv.org

Roanoke – Science Museum of Western Virginia

Hannah Weiss

Phone: 540.342.5710

Cell: 914-450-0229

hweiss@smwv.org 

Virginia Beach – Virginia Aquarium

Rachel Riesbeck

Phone: 757-385-0330

Riesbec@virginiaaquarium.com

NEED Energy from the Wind

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