Curriculum Activities Developed by Massachusetts Teachers

Topics: Electricity and Energy, Wind, Solar, Climate Change

Source: Wellesley High School

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Grade Levels: 9-10

Learning Strategies: Data collection, analysis, and comparison

Frameworks Connections:

Science and Technology/Engineering

• Earth Science (Grades 9-10)

  Matter and Energy in the Earth System

  The Earth’s Sources of Energy

  Earth Processes and Cycles

Cost: Free

Description: One teacher developed a curriculum unit for middle school students that focuses on the design, construction, redesign and performance evaluation of a wind turbine. The unit includes eleven lessons that begin with a study of energy use and resources and concludes with a study of electric circuits that could be powered by a wind turbine. Students have an opportunity to test the performance of their turbine under various wind conditions and to test the performance of redesigned wind turbine blades.