Wind Energy Explorations

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Description

Examine renewable energy, wind power, and engineering design with these nine, downloadable experiments written for middle school science. Suitable for grades 4–8.

ORDER CODE: MSB-WIND-E

Wind Energy Explorations consists of nine wind energy experiments for students to study renewable energy and wind power and practice engineering design. Using the Wind Energy Explorations Go Direct® Package, which includes Go Direct Energy, a Vernier Resistor Board, and the KidWind Basic Experiment Kit, and Graphical Analysis™ 4 app, students will gain an understanding of energy, circuits, and loads as they explore wind energy.

Topics Include

  • Renewable energy
  • Wind power
  • Engineering design

What’s Included

Electronic Version

  • 9 ready-to-use student experiments
  • Access to up-to-date versions of the experiments
  • Instructions for data collection with Graphical Analysis™4
  • 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
  • Complete equipment and supplies list
  • A generous site license—buy one book and duplicate the experiments for your class
Table of Contents
Experiment Suggested Products
1 Introduction to Data Collection Go Direct® Temperature Probe
2 Fun with Pressure Go Direct® Gas Pressure Sensor
3 Boiling Temperature of Water Go Direct® Temperature Probe
4 Freezing Temperature of Water Go Direct® Temperature Probe
5 How Low Can You Go? Go Direct® Temperature Probe
5B Freezer Bag Ice Cream No probeware used
6 A Good Cold Pack Go Direct® Temperature Probe
7 Cooling Rates: Shaq vs. Suzie Go Direct® Temperature Probe
8 Friction Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor
9 First Class Levers Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor
10 Pulleys Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor
11 Buoyancy Go Direct® Force and Acceleration Sensor
12 Graphing Your Motion Go Direct® Motion Detector
13 Speeding Up Go Direct® Motion Detector, Go Direct® Sensor Cart
14 The Indy 100 Go Direct® Motion Detector
14B Pencil Car
15 Crash Dummies Go Direct® Motion Detector
16 Falling Objects Go Direct® Motion Detector
17 A Speedy Slide Go Direct® Motion Detector
18 A Hot Hand Go Direct® Temperature Probe
19 A Good Sock Go Direct® Temperature Probe
20 Lemon “Juice” Go Direct® Voltage Probe
21 Reflectivity of Light Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor
22 Mapping a Magnetic Field Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor
23 Electromagnets Go Direct® 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor

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