Design and build a wind lift to capture and experience the power of the wind! Wind lifts make learning about wind power, energy, mechanical advantage, torque, work, and other scientific concepts fun and understandable. In this activity, youth will engineer a wind turbine to life a heavy load or raise a bucket with speed. Youth will learn how the shape, number and angle of turbine blades affects the output of their wind lift. There will be plenty of extra parts to try different designs. A real pick me up.

This educational product pairs well with the Chapter 3 activity in The Power of the Wind Curriculum and is suitable for all ages, however youth 12 and under may require adult supervision.

Activity Documents

Name: Wind Lift Activity
Brand: Shop 4-H
Price: 8.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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Always download the PDF version of documents (unless you need to edit them - then download DOCX).

Go Guide:

Go Guide:
PDF DOCX

Give it to your students and go! This is the essential document to get students started with the Wind Lift, and it culminates in the Heavy Lift Challenge.

Optional Tools

Make even more innovative Wind Lifts with these optional tools! The Reamer is included in this kit.

Multi-Cutter
Cut dowels, strips,
recycling bin items,
etc.

Reamer
Ream teeth from
holes so dowels
spin freely.

Screw Driver
Drive screws
into holes.

Mini Hammer
Tap dowels into
other components.

Slip Joint Pliers
Grab nuts, bend
wires, etc.

Wind Lift Components

What comes with Wind Lift?

1x Reamer (tool not pictured)
1x Hole Plate
4x Perpendicular Blocks
1x Slide Stop (7 cm)
2x Nuts (#10)
2x Screws (#10 25 mm)
1x Mini Hub Screw
1x Mini Hub Cover (green)
1x Mini Hub Base (green)
1x Portion Cup
1x Wire (150 mm)
1x String (450 mm)
3x Chipboard (22 cm x 5 cm)
10x Project Sticks (250 mm)
2x Dowels (300 mm)
1x Dowels (250 mm)
1x Dowels (150 mm)

This is an educational product and not a toy. It is intended for use by ages 6 and above with adult supervision.

Science, Math & Engineering Standards

Our engineering kits fit proposals, grants or lesson plans with ease! Explore more resources below:

NGSS Standards Spreadsheet: PDF DOCX	NGSS standards matrix for all activities.
ITEEA Standards Spreadsheet: PDF DOCX	ITEEA standards matrix for all activities.

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Energy Lab: PDF DOCX	Explore the energy transformations that take place in your Wind Lift! Ages 9+.
Blade Angle Lab: PDF DOCX	Investigate how blade angle affects your turbine! Ages 11+.
Blade Area Lab: PDF DOCX	Investigate how the area of the blades affect's your turbine's performance! Ages 11+.

Go Guide: PDF DOCX	Design your lift to raise the greatest weight, or lift a weight the fastest! See the Go Guide document for challenge instructions.
Engineering Notebook: Simple Version Full Version	Available at two different learning levels, Engineering Notebooks are designed to help students cycle through the Design & Engineering Process and help them innovate and invent new designs. Use an Engineering Notebook page for each iteration of design. We recommend keeping extra copies of this on-hand for kids during activities.

STEAM Market-It Challenge: PDF DOCX	Add the STEAM Market-It Challenge to any completed activity to teach students how to turn their design into a retail product. Students will learn the 4 'Ps' of marketing - Product, Placement, Price and Promotion. Students have the option of completing a commercial, a billboard or retail packaging as a summative assessment.
Engineering Notebooks: Simple Version Full Version	Available at two different learning levels, Engineering Notebooks are designed to help students cycle through the Design & Engineering Process and help them innovate and invent new designs. Use an Engineering Notebook page for each iteration of design. We recommend keeping extra copies of this on-hand for kids during activities.

Wind Lift Activity