1. Wind Energy Basics The Kidwind Project www.kidwind.org

2. Energy 101: Wind Power (A must see – tells what the wind is and why it blows) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niZ_cvu9Fts Wind Power – NOVA PBS (A must see – shows you what is inside a wind turbine and some examples of working turbines) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQpbTTGe_gk Wind Power – Discovery Channel (optional. Much longer. Shows how the process of engineering more improved turbines might work. Some classes will watch and others will not) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiSWe3_GEUA DTE Energy Wind Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BkS28WFtveA

3. What is Electricity? Electricity is energy transported by the motion of electrons Electricity is energy transported by the motion of electrons **We do not make electricity, we CONVERT other energy sources into electrical energy** Conversion is the name of the game KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

4. Where do we get our electricity? KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

5. Parts of a Wind Turbine

6. Wind Turbine Perspective Nacelle 56 tons Tower 3 sections Workers Blade 112’ long KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

7. Where is wind power the greatest? Why?

8. Where is wind power the greatest? Why?