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45min
Grades: 4

Do You Harvest Wind on a Wind Farm?

PHYSICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING&TECHNOLOGY
Do You Harvest Wind on a Wind Farm?
Do You Harvest Wind on a Wind Farm?

Curiosity trigger

Students test renewable sources of energy.They construct wind turbines and convert wind energy into electrical energy.
Curriculum and Skills
Work and Life Skills:
Creative problem-solving
Environmental awareness
In this lesson, you will cover:

Basic Science and Technology.Primary 2.NON-LIVING COMPONENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.Air [I]: (Wind).Objectives 1. Define wind. 2. Describe the effects of wind on the body. 3. Mention the importance of wind.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 3.YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT.Air in motion.objectives: 1. Describe wind as air in motion.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 3.YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT.Air in motion.objectives: 2. Explain how they feel when wind blows against their body.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 3.YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT.Air in motion.objectives: 7. Demonstrate that air can do work e.g. windmill.
PHYSICS.Grade 10.Electricity and Magnetism: simple phenomena of magnetism.
PHYSICS.Grade 10.Energy. Energy and energy sources.
PHYSICS.Grade 9.Energy. Solar energy, waves and river as energy sources, wind as an energy sources. Problems with alternative sources of energy.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 6.YOU AND ENVIRONMENT.Air. Electricity generation by a windmill.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 5.You and energy: methods of generating electricity.
Basic Science and Technology.Primary 4.You and energy: sources of energy.
PHYSICS.Grade 11.Revision: electromagnetic effects, the magnetic effect of current, force on a current carrying conductor.
You will need
a plastic bottle, thin copper winding wire, red LED, insulating tape, a neodymium magnet, a wooden kebab skewer, scissors or a knife, a Styrofoam disc, cardboard, plasticine, a hairdryer.

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