Investigating Wind Energy

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The Investigating Wind Energy lab book contains 10 hands-on, engaging wind energy experiments for elementary students and a culminating wind energy engineering project.

A cover of the 4th edition publication about Investigating Wind Energy

Description

Students explore wind energy through the use of the Investigating Wind Energy Go Direct® Package, which includes the KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, a Vernier Resistor Board, and Go Direct Energy. Topics covered include energy transfer; basic electric circuits; and the effect of blade variables such as pitch, shape, quantity, mass, and material.

 

What’s Included

Electronic Version

  • 10 ready-to-use student experiments and a culminating engineering project
  • Access to up-to-date versions of the experiments
  • Instructions for data collection with Graphical Analysis, Logger Lite, and LabQuest App
  • Essential instructor information including teaching tips, suggested answers, and sample data and graphs
  • Word-processing files of the student experiments, so you can edit the files to match your teaching preferences

Printed Lab Book

When you buy the printed lab book you receive all of the resources listed for the electronic version, plus a printed copy of the book.

 

Table of Contents
Experiment Suggested Products
1 Introduction to Wind Turbines KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
2 Exploring Wind Energy KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
3 Introduction to the Vernier Energy Sensor Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
4 Wind Turbine Output: The Effect of Load Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
5 Exploring Wind Turbine Blades Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
6 Blade Design: Pitch Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
7 Blade Design: Area Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
8 Blade Design: Quantity Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
9 Blade Design: Mass Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
10 Blade Design: Material Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board
11 Project: Power Up! Go Direct® Energy Sensor, KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design, KidWind Sound and Light Board

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