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Students construct and compare different types of windmills. In this wind energy instructional activity, students use videos and interactive resources to research the history and design of windmills. They use a template to help them construct a windmill. They compare the effectiveness of the different windmill designs.
Students explore the concept of renewable energy. In this alternative energy lesson, students participate in a play that conveys information regarding wind energy. The script may be performed as a play with props or as a reader's theatre.
Students explore alternative energy sources. In this wind energy instructional activity, students will investigate the difference in the speed and smoothness of wind at different altitudes above earth. Students will use kites, helium balloons, streamers, and a wind speed meter to see the way wind works, they will then discuss their observations and the implications of wind as a renewable resource.
In this wind energy learning exercise, students answer 6 questions about modern wind energy systems, wind power, the creation of wind and windmills.
In this wind energy worksheet, students read about wind energy, then complete a crossword puzzle that uses concepts and words from the selection, 7 words total.
Sixth graders build a turbine engine to observe effects of the wind. In this wind energy lesson plan, 6th graders read an article and work in groups to build a simple turbine engine. Students connect a voltmeter to monitor different wind speeds. Students complete a worksheet.
High schoolers examine how wind is produced and what makes a good wind energy site. In this wind energy instructional activity students identify the major parts of a wind turbine and list design factors that produce efficient wind turbines.
Investigate the prospect of wind as a renewable resource. Second and third graders make a pinwheel, answer critical thinking questions, and then attempt to use wind power to wind string. I would be more apt to use this lesson in a 1st or 2nd grade class than for 3rd graders.
Third graders view photos of machines that measure wind energy and chart what they observe in the pictures and the questions they have about the pictures. For this wind energy lesson, 3rd graders make a pinwheel. Students show the relationship between the machines viewed and the pinwheels.
First graders make a kite. In this wind instructional activity, 1st graders discuss origins of wind, effects of wind and uses of wind. Students use the Internet to learn about wind energy. Students discuss how kite flying can be a good form of exercise and then work in groups to assemble a kite.