Annotated Bibliography for Students
“DIY Wind Turbine with Full Instructions!!” YouTube, March 5, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQSkqjBoMU. Accessed July 18, 2024. A neat time-elapsed video that shows how to make a windmill. This is too sophisticated for students to make, but it is interesting to watch.
“Explore Renewable Energy.” KidWind. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.kidwind.org/. KidWind offers many high-quality resources for students in grades 3-12. The website offers videos, lessons, workshops, and other resources for teaching solar and wind energy.
Galparsoro, et al Review the ecological Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-022-00003-5. This article provided a nice overview of ecological impacts of off-shore wind farms.
“Hydroelectric Power: How It Works.” Hydroelectric Power: How it Works | U.S. Geological Survey. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/hydroelectric-power-how-it-works. A useful website for explaining how different aspects of hydropower energy works.
Kreider, Matilda, Frank Oteri, Chloe Constant, and Elizabeth Gill. “Offshore Wind Energy: Technology Below the Water.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory, n.d. This PDF is too complicated for elementary and middle school students. However, the pictures are fantastic and would be great to use with upper elementary and middle school students.
Lewis, Scott. “The 10 Largest Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants in the World.” Engineering News Record RSS, November 11, 2021. Accessed July 14, 2024. https://www.enr.com/articles/44302-the-10-largest-pumped-storage-hydropower-plants-in-the-world. This website has great pictures of the largest hydropower plants in the world. It may be a challenge to view the site as the "free articles" are limited.
“A New Way of ‘Seeing’ Offshore Wind Power Cables.” Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, July 25, 2019. Accessed July 13, 2024. https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/a-new-way-of-seeing-offshore-wind-power-cables/. This website shows how scientist check the underwater cables of wind turbines using underwater vehicles.
“Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant.” Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant - Energy Kids: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.eia.gov/kids/for-teachers/field-trips/roanoke-rapids-hydroelectric-plant.php. This website is about the Roanoke Rapids Hydroelectric Plant in North Carolina (about 5 miles from the Virginia border). The website is kid friendly, uses a character Energy Ant, and has many links for additional topics.
“Turbine Reefs: Designing Offshore Wind Power to Improve Habitat for Marine Life.” The Nature Conservancy, November 29, 2021. Accessed July 11, 2024. https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/protect-water-and-land/land-and-water-stories/wind-turbines-restoring-habitat/. This video is excellent for upper elementary students. It shows how artificial reefs are created in the process of installing off-shore wind turbines.
“Virginia Is All in for Offshore Wind!” YouTube, December 1, 2020. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUtHZvF94gw&t=2s. This is a short video that visually speaks about the wind project that is planned for the coast of Virginia. It explains the resources of the area and why the location is amenable for wind energy.
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