Energy Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.04.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics
  3. Content Objectives
  4. History
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Appendix 
  7. Teacher Resources
  8. Bibliography
  9. Endnotes

Prototyping a Wind Turbine and Measuring Performance

Drew X Katti

Published September 2019

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Content Objectives

There are 4 objectives to this unit.  One objective is to understand why we are here at this moment based on historical events.  This includes understanding the history of energy usage, globalization, economics of renewables and our changing climate.  The second objective is to learn the vocabulary around energy, how it is measured and the abstract concepts surrounding its generation.  The third objective is to experiment with magnets and wires to understand fundamental concepts of electricity and magnetism. The fourth objective is to build a prototype wind turbine and measure the energy it produces.

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