WIND ENERGY~ DAY ONE 1.Have your science at your table 2.Title: Wind Energy 3.Date: 02/10/15 4.Update your table of Contents

Learning Target Explain in your own words Wind Alternative NRG Explain how Energy is made from the wind Advantages/Disadvantages (Pro/Con) of having Wind as an Alternative Energy

Vocabulary Connection wind – natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction. turbine – a machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.

What Makes Wind It is all about DENSITY!!

Wind Energy How does a wind turbine work?

Wind Energy Your teacher will show you an example of how to use wind (moving air) to generate electricity. In your notebook, sketch the model and label the parts. In your own words, write how electricity is generated using wind power. In your notebook, write at least one question that you could answer using the wind turbine equipment. What variable would you be testing? What variables would you control? What might your redesign look like?

Write About It The most important ideas/concepts/evidence in this were ___. Because of __, I now understand why __. I’ve changed my mind about __ because __.

You and your partner will complete the Geothermal Row in your Energy chart… You already have this saved….. Complete Row 3. Alternative Energy Definition How does it make energy? Examples/ Picture Hydroelectric Geothermal Wind BioMass Solar Wind Energy

Wind Energy~ Day 2 Open your Research Document and complete a 2 nd form for Geothermal You will use the Symbaloo website from Mrs. Aldridge’s web page as part of your research. Remember to save your changes with the blue square in the top left corner of your screen.

Wind Energy Research Use these links and the printed resources that your teacher provides to inform the public about wind energy. Include the same categories of information that you used to tell the public about hydropower and solar energy. Research links (This is a Symbaloo that has links to many different sites – not just wind turbines):