Catching the Wind:<br>Designing Windmills

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Catching the Wind:<br>Designing Windmills

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Catching the Wind:
Designing Windmills

Wind and Weather & Mechanical Engineering
BASIC [GRADES 1-2]

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INCLUDES ONE PAPERBACK STORYBOOK

This unit guides students to learn about wind and the ways engineers design machines to capture wind energy. The science concepts of air resistance, air pressure, and air as wind are reinforced in the storybook and lessons.

Students explore different materials and shapes conducive to catching the wind by first designing sails for "sailboats". For the design activity, students design blades for their own windmills that can lift a small weight.

FOSS Connection: Air and Weather
STC Connection: Weather

Each Teacher Guide includes:
-Lesson Plans
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-Teacher Background Information
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-English Language Learner suggestions

Catching the Wind:Designing Windmills

Catching the Wind:
Designing Windmills