Real Engineering
The Future of Wind Power?—Kite Power Systems
Can flying kites really save the world? A Real Engineering video describes an effort by the Kite Power Systems company to harness wind energy using kites. It shows how the kites overcome the disadvantages of wind turbines.
MinuteEarth
America's Energy Future: MinuteEarth at the Demdebate
Science scholars watch as the recent Democratic presidential nominees respond to an animated video. The video highlights recent natural disasters and long-term changes to our weather patterns, then shows how the candidates planned to...
Crash Course
Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207
Is flipping a switch and lighting up a room normal or miraculous? It depends where—and when—you live. Crash Course World History covers historical uses of energy, current uses of energy, and the possible future uses of energy with an...
Curated OER
Renewable Resources in New York (Part 1)
Part one of a two-part series on renewable resources being utilized in New York is here for you. This first part focuses on the wind power farms that are popping up all across the state. There are many more than you might imagine. The...
Curated OER
Alternative Energy Sources
With a variety of video clips and diagrams, the narrator acquaints the audience with three sources of alternative energy: the sun, the wind, and water. This is a homemade video created as a homework assignment, but it is well-done and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing a Puff Mobile
The air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. [3:24]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Windmill Design
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design a windmill that can be powered by a hair dryer. [3:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Energy Sources
This video segment illustrates a variety of energy sources used to generate electricity, some of which are in use and some of which are under exploration. [6:09]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Fan and Blow
In a clip from Curious George, investigate with George how wind can move things. [2:05]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wind Story: Wind Power
The characteristics of wind power as a source of clean energy are described in this animated movie.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Wind Power
A visit to Oklahoma to see what they are doing to harness wind energy. How does size factor into the potential of a wind turbine? And if Oklahoma becomes a major energy producer for the country, who will build the infrastructure for...
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Physics Videos: Wind Energy
Learn about wind generators before you make a model windmill for yourself, watch it in action and then calculate its power output. [9:56]
PBS
Pbs: Nova Labs: Wind Power
A good argument for the use of wind power lays out both the benefits and the challenges of using this alternative energy source. [2:33]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Wind Power Careers in Wyoming
A look at new careers offered in wind energy at community colleges in the state of Wyoming. The role of wind power technicians is discussed as is the program they take. A video clip is included. [2:34]
Museum of Science
Eie: Engineering Is Elementary: Designing a Windmill
Students focus on the mechanical engineering problem of capturing wind energy to do work as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own windmills.
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 3 Part 2
Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [14:11]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: The Road to the New Energy Economy: Wind Energy
The National Science Foundation and Discover Magazine hosted a congressional briefing series examining what steps must be taken to ensure clean, abundant wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy for America's future. [40:53]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: William Kamkwamba: How I Harnessed the Wind (Asl Translation)
In his TED Talk, young inventor William Kamkwamba of Malawi discusses how he created a windmill in order to provide power and energy to his community during a time of famine. This American Sign Language translation is 10 minutes, 42 seconds
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Tour a Wind Turbine
Get a first hand tour of a wind turbine in this video. [4:42]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Wind Turbine Design
A video exploring wind turbine design by looking at the impact of blades, blade shape, blade length, and tower height. See how all these variable affect the ability of the turbine to maximize power output. Site also includes an article...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Energy 101: Wind Turbines
Learn how improvements in are being made with capturing wind power with this video discussing modern wind turbines. Includes teacher resources for learning. [2:16]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Highway for Wind Power
Google, Good Energy, and other investors threw financial support behind an idea to build a multi-billion-dollar power distribution line for offshore wind farm projects. The company called it "a superhighway for clean energy," collecting...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Wind
Kathryn Johnson, an electrical engineer, studies large utility-scale wind turbines, and looks at how to make the turbines more efficient in order to capture as much of the wind's energy as possible. Other scientists are working with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wind Power
How can we make wind power available for all communities? This video explores how windmills can generate electricity for our society. [2:33]