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Wind Power Science Kit

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Wind Power Science Kit TK-623913

DESCRIPTION

Using this renewable energy science kit, kids will build a working wind turbine to harness power out of thin air. As they investigate wind, one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy available today, they'll learn that wind energy has been used for centuries to pump water and crush grain in windmills, and is now increasingly being used to generate electricity to power our modern world.

As they work through this kit, young energy investigators will:

assemble a wind turbine complete with electric generator, adjustable rotors, and wind speed indicator
conduct more than 20 experiments with their wind turbine by differing the number of rotor blades, blade angles and profiles, wind speed, gear ratios, and so on
use the wind turbine to generate mechanical power to lift a heavy weight or generate electricity to light up an LED and charge a rechargeable battery
learn the physics of force and motion as it applies to wind power technology
learn how to measure and calculate the different forces acting on the rotor blades by breaking them down into vectors
discover how the sun makes the wind, providing us with an endless source of energy
read about different types of wind turbines and windmills

The full-color, 32-page experiment manual offers illustrated instructions and scientific information.

Ages 8 and up.

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