Wind Workforce/Curricula/Pre-Engineering & Engineering
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Pre-Engineering & Engineering
6+ hrs
Beginner
100 - 200
- Day #1: Why Wind Power? (WindWise Unit #1 or NEED Intro Readings - NEED Activities – Exploring Wind Guide)
- Day #2/3: MacGyver Windpower (REcharge Labs Activity, MacGyver Wind)
- Day #4/5:Wind Turbines and Blade Design (NEED Activities,Exploring Wind Guide and WindWise Lessons #10 & #11 )
- Extensions
- Energy Transformations (WindWise Lesson #1)
- Can Wind Power My Classroom? (WindWise Lesson # 7 and NEED Wind for School Lesson)
- KidWind Challenge
- WhiteBox Learning, Design a Turbine Software
Resources for this lesson plan:
Education Levels:
High School 9 - 12
College
Subjects:
Engineering
STEM
Physics
Topics:
Energy Basics
Turbines
Wind & Weather
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