Energy Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.04.10

  1. Unit Guide
  1. What Is Energy?
  2. How Do We Get the Energy We Need?
  3. Teaching Strategies: Constructing a Windmill
  4. Lesson Sequencing
  5. Bibliography
  6. End Notes
  7. Appendix: Implementing District Standards

Harnessing the Wind Like William Kamkwamba: Building Model Windmills in a 4th Grade STEM Lab

Jason Justin Ward

Published September 2019

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Bibliography

EIA. “U.S. Energy Information Administration.” Accessed August 1, 2019. https://www.eia.gov/.

The United States government EIA site was the basis for most of my information in this unit.  It is factual, easy to understand, and provides links to additional resources.

HORTON, MELISSA. “What Are the Effects of Fracking on the Environment?,” 2019. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/011915/what-are-effects-fracking-environment.asp.

Marshall Brian, William Harris, Robert Lamb. “How Electricity Works.” Accessed January 8, 2019. howstuffworks.com/electricity4.htm.

Moving Windmills. “About William Kamkwamba.” Accessed August 1, 2019. https://movingwindmills.org/williams-story/.

O’Connel, Cathall. “What Is Energy?” Accessed August 1, 2019. https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/what-is-energy.

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