This lesson uses the Kidwind Wind Turbine kits so students can develop their own turbine blades and determine the amount of electricity generated from their design. Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Construction
This lesson outlines how students can create their own model homes that are powered by renewable energy sources. The Power House Project
This lesson outlines how solar cars can be implemented into the classroom. Solar Energy and Solar Car Construction
Students work to create research guides from reputable sources about a specific energy source given to them. After being placed within groups, students create arguments for and against the energy source based upon their research and prior knowledge of renewable Read more
The lesson will lead the students to more thorough understanding of how electric energy moves through different objects. The class will use a hand-on, inquiry lab to establish a quantitative way to measure the flow of electricity through a simple Read more
Students will construct and analyze both series circuits and parallel circuits in this lesson’s hands-on, group activity. The lesson begins with some direct instruction that is meant to lead the students to an understanding of the similarities and differences between Read more
Day two in the Forces of Nature Unit will be less hands on with a large lecture component that will be used introduce the Law of Electric Charges and to make certain the necessary vocabulary is in place to effectively Read more