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WIND ENERGY
SCIENCE
How does wind on the earth form? This DEMONSTRATION shows how the warming and cooling of Earth’s atmosphere causes the wind to blow across our planet.
Meteorologists have to pay close attention to wind patterns in order to properly forecast the weather. You can learn WIND and WEATHER facts here.
Try THIS EXPERIMENT to find out how the weight of an object and the strength of the wind determine how far an object can be blown.
ENGINEERING
Try this engineering PROJECT to design and build a windmill that uses wind power to lift a cup of pennies.
Use wind to race cars with this LEGO INSPIRED project, then take it further and try to design your own wind powered vehicle.
WATCH AND lEARN
Take a virtual tour of a Wind Farm to see how wind turbines are built and how they produce electricity for our homes.
Gilberto and the Wind by Marie Hall Ets
Watch this video clip of how DANDELIONS use WIND to spread their seeds.
CREATE
Use a straw to create your own breeze and use it to blow some paint around and you’ll make some beautiful art. Get the DIRECTIONS here.
Recycle your plastic bottles with this great SPIRAL MOBILE and then hang it outside to blow in the wind!
GET OUTSIDE
Flying a kite is always fun! This VIDEO will show you how to make a small, simple paper kite that really flies!
ANEMOMETERS are weather tools that measure wind speed. You can make one and take it outside to see how fast the wind is blowing in your yard!