How does a windmill work?
Description
Students will construct small windmill models that convert wind energy into mechanical energy by lifting weights. This lesson teaches students the fundamental parts of a windmill, how to test variables using the scientific method, and how energy conversions take place.
Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS2.A Forces and Motion
- PS2.B Types of Interactions
- PS3.C Relationship Between Energy and Forces
- ETS1.A Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
Cross Cutting Concepts
- Cause and Effect
- Energy and Matter
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson students will be able to