Elementary students learn about wind through reading and activities that focus on observation and inquiry. Students will learn to measure wind speed and direction, they will investigate how wind does work, including the ability to lift materials and generate electricity. The kit comes with a Teacher Guide, a class set of Student Guides, and the materials necessary to conduct the activities, including one KidWind Weightlifter Turbine and one KidWind Basic Turbine. This lesson is approximately eleven 45-minute class periods.
This kit includes:
Anemometer
Wind gauge
Wind vane
Genecon and Book
Box of snow cone cups
Masking tape
Compass
Large straws
Small straws
Straight pins
Small binder clips
Pencils
Hub
Multimeter
Alligator clips
¼” Dowels
18” Long balsa sheets
16” Long chloroplast sheets
PVC 1’ 90 degree Joints
PVC 1’ T-Joints
PVC 6” Length
PVC 24” Length
PVC 2” Length
PVC 1” Coupler
Small plastic bucket
4’ string
Wooden spools
Weightlifter nacelle
Nuts
Protractor
Wind turbine motor
Ultra Capacitor
Teacher guide
Student Guides
Not in this kit:
Foam cups
Hole punch
Rulers
Scissors
Glue
Permanent Markers
Tape
Additional Equipment Needed:
Fan
*See video with assembly instructions and tips at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjsGrWioLlk
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
This kit is kept at the following locations aside from CWE:
Northern Virginia
Susan Bardenhagen
VAST Region V Coordinator
Cell: 703-338-95895
Roanoke – Science Museum of Western Virginia
Hannah Weiss
Phone: 540.342.5710
Cell: 914-450-0229
Virginia Beach – Virginia Aquarium
Rachel Riesbeck
Phone: 757-385-0330