| Learning
about Wind Energy
All Ages American Wind Energy Association educational materials for purchase. PicoTurbine provides plans, books, videos, and kits for renewable energy education and science projects. Projects are available for fifth grade through adult. An educational windmill kit is available to purchase; plans and instructions are free for educational use. Renewable Energy: The Infinite Power of Texas. The Texas State Energy Conservation Office web site has factsheets about renewable energy for kids and adults. National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Renewables for Students has activities and links. See also Renewables for Teachers for curriculum. Grade school Wind
Learning Center at the Franklin Institute Science Museum
Zond Energy Systems' just for kids and teachers includes curriculum, activities and worksheets, projects (to come), and links. The Wind at
Work: An Activity Guide to Windmills. Gretchen Woelfle. Chicago, IL:
Chicago Review Press, Inc. 1997.
Wind Energy Powers the World. This free workbook explains wind and wind energy. Available from Kern Wind Energy Association, P.O. Box 277, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Middle school/high school Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association offers a guided tour on wind energy that covers wind energy topics in detail, with emphasis on engineering. Like a college course on wind energy. Renewables Newsletters developed for high school students by Kansas Energy Office/Pinnacle Technology. Online Renewable Energy Education Module includes a section on wind energy. Provided by Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST). Wind Energy Information Guide. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 1996. 131 pp. Available free from Document Distribution Service. Describes how wind energy works, turbine design, applications, issues associated with wind energy use, and resources. |