Which blades are best?
Description
This lesson introduces students to blade design testing. To do this, students will collect, evaluate, and present data about different blade design variables and how they performed in an energy production test. This lesson will give students a firmer grasp on how wind energy is converted into electricity, and how to extract as much energy as possible from the wind.
Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS3.A Definitions of Energy
- 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