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360Science™: Electricity and Wind Energy
Concepts: Solar energy, wind energy, power
Outcomes: Students will discover that no single variable makes the difference in how much power the wind turbine can produce. All the different pieces must work together for the most efficient design. Blade material, angle, size, shape and placement are all important. By observing the designs of each group, students will see the best performing turbines had about eight midsize blades that tapered from top to bottom. They were inserted at an angle to the hub with only a little space at the bottom. Only the polystyrene sheet was ineffective as a blade material. The other materials worked well depending on shape and size.
Associated Phenomena: How can heat that is deep underground be used at the surface?
Our 1-year option provides access to all digital content for one year plus lab supplies for a single class of 30 students. Our 3-year option extends access to digital content to three years, with a 30% discount on refill supply kits years 2 and 3.
What is Flinn 360Science™?
We’re introducing a whole new way to teach experiential science! We’ve taken a hard look at science study from all perspectives and, thanks to the feedback of thousands of teachers nationwide, we’ve created a way to make it easier to provide personalized instruction while delivering the kind of lab experiences your students truly need.
Our new and comprehensive learning solutions are designed to bring science to life by giving you all the tools you need to incorporate more (and effective) hands-on learning in your classroom or lab. 360Science allows you to provide your students with the support they need to make real-world connections to key scientific principles and help make those abstract concepts concrete.
Every 360Science lab solves the most common challenges educators face in bringing more hands-on science to their students—from not having enough time to matching the right level of challenge for students’ abilities to providing appropriate background content, safety techniques, assessments and more.
Enable student-driven, blended learning through a unique combination of leveled lab instructions supporting prescriptive, guided- and open-inquiry lab exercises (see PDF resource for specific details) with robust digital content, such as videos and carefully curated Open Educational Resources (OER)—along with virtual reality and simulation exercises. From editable, digital instructions to assessments and alignment with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), we have everything you need to improve mastery, remove the intimidation factor and foster your students’ natural curiosity.
3-Year Access
Materials Included in Kit:
Bamboo skewers, 100
Caps, 2
Cork, size 11, 30
DC Motor, 1.5 V, 2
Sandpaper, 9" x 11"
Cardboard sheets, 8½" x 8½", 8*
Foam sheets, 8½" x 8½", 12*
Manila folders, 4*
Polystyrene sheet, 12" x 12", 4*
*for turbine blades
HS-PS3-1. Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.
HS-PS3-2. Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motion of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).