Wind Lift Activity
Wind Lift Activity
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
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Go Guide:
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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. |
Labs:
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Energy Lab: PDF DOCX |
Explore the energy transformations that take place in your Wind Lift! Ages 9+. |
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Blade Angle Lab: PDF DOCX |
Investigate how blade angle affects your turbine! Ages 11+. |
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Blade Area Lab: PDF DOCX |
Investigate how the area of the blades affect's your turbine's performance! Ages 11+. |
Challenges:
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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. |
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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. |
Other Resources:
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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. |
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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. |
Optional Tools
Make even more innovative Wind Lifts with these optional tools! The Reamer is included in this kit.
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.
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