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    Lesson

    Intro: Wind Energy

    Strawbees Team

    Learn about what causes the wind in this introduction to wind energy. Discover ways to describe and measure wind speed, and build a model of a wind turbine.

    Engineering Design
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    Renewable Energy
    Wind
    8-14+
    1:35:00

    Overview and Objectives

    00:07

    Lesson Structure

    When students go through this lesson in each section, the objectives they will learn are:

    • Imagine – Learn about what causes the wind.
    • Build – Build a mini wind turbine to harness the power of the wind.

    Overview

    Learn about what causes the wind in this introduction to wind energy. Discover ways to describe and measure wind speed, and build a model of a wind turbine.