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Make a Pinwheel
Do you want to know how wind energy works? You can create your own pinwheel to see exactly how a wind turbine generates electricity!
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Puff-Mobile
Using the materials described in this project, build a vehicle that moves only by blowing on it! See how fast and how far you can make it go and race with your friends.
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Ski Boat Air Jet
See if you can make a boat that moves quickly across the water! Using only air find out how fast you can make your craft move!
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The Movement of Air Molecules
Learn about convection currents and how they are produced. Convection currents can cause severe storms; you can mimic convection currents in this simple experiment!
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Air Pollution
Examine the quality of the air you breathe with this simple project! Using a filter, you can see what particles you breathe in.
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In the Air and All Around
This is a simple way to see what is the air all around you! You can use everyday materials to observe air pollution.
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Build and Surf an Origami Hang Glider on a Wave of Air
This is really amazing! Can you make a glider fly without touching it, without a motor, without any wind? Well after doing this project you will be able to! Watch the video first…
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Solar Oven
You don't need a kitchen to cook! Create a solar oven and not only save fuel but be able to cook your food anywhere!
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Wind Turbine
Learn how to make a wind turbine, like the big ones at wind farms! All you need are items that you can find in your house, like tape and milk cartons!
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Wind Energy Quiz
Test your Wind Energy Knowledge! This quiz will test how much you know about wind energy and teach you about why your answers are correct or incorrect.
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Crossword Puzzle - Renewables
Test your knowledge on renewable energy! Don't worry if you get stumped - there will be hints!
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Energy Slider Puzzle
This is a fun game where you slide the small pictures to make one large big one! Solve the puzzle to see the different sources of energy!
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Wind Farm Game
Play this game where you have to navigate through the water on a ship and place wind turbines in the ocean. Watch out for the floating barrels! You can win extra points by floatin…
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Wind Power (take the quiz)
This site will teach you all about wind power, how it works, and where wind farms are! There's even a cool video! But pay attention, there is a quiz at the end to test your knowledge…
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Energy Blast Exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Try powering a model city with wind energy. At the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History there is an exhibit that tells the dynamic story of energy resources in North Texas. Yo…
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What is in the Wind?
In this project you will build a device to collect things that blow in the wind. Using simple things you can find at home, you can hang this outside for a few hours and learn what th…
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Create Evaporation
This activity cools you down on a hot day! Learn how wind can cause evaporation which causes things to cool down.
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Suck an Egg out of a Bottle
Not only is this activity fun, and a little messy, it will teach you how heat affects air. Heat is an important part of wind, as is the cooling process.
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Make Your Own Barometer
Air pressure plays an important role in wind and wind speed. Often times we predict how fast the wind blows by knowing the barometric pressure. You can measure the barometric pressu…
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Wind Energy and the Jet Stream
Jet stream is the way wind moves across the entire planet. This website will teach you and test your memory about the jet stream. You can even take a look at what the jet stream is …
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