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Environment Centre Program

Energy is a Breeze: Wind Turbine Exploration

kids building wind turbine

From sails to mills, humans have been harnessing the power of the wind for
thousands of years. In this program, students learn how the wind, a
renewable energy source, and the mighty turbine play a vital role in
generating clean energy for today’s needs. After some experimentation,
students will have the opportunity to design, build and test wind turbine blades
of their own creation.

Resources:

Learn about the Environment Centre’s many sustainable building features! Global Footprint Network. Take the First Step and Calculate your Ecological Footprint. https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en ClimateHero offers a wonderful Carbon Calculator https://carbon-calculator.climatehero.org/ The Story of Stuff Project: An Educational Series of Animated Short Films https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of/

Post Visit Activities: (if applicable)

Hungry? Build a Solar Oven and Harness the Sun’s Energy to Cook a Tasty Treat!

Grade(s):

Grade 07 • Grade 08 • Grade 09 • Grade 10 • Grade 11 • Grade 12

Subject(s):

Science & Technology

Season(s):

Fall • Spring • Winter

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Curriculum Links:

Science & Technology • Grade 7 - Earth and Space Systems: Renewable/Non-Renewable Energy • Grade 8 - STEM Investigation and Communication Skills, Relating Science and Technology to our Changing World • Grade 9 - STEM Investigation Skills, Physics: Principles and Applications of Electricity - Relating Science to our Changing World • Grade 10 - Earth and Space Science: Climate Change and Reducing Human Impact • Grade 11-12 - Sustainability and Stewardship, Conservation of Energy, Human Impact on the Environment, Natural Resource Science and Management * Curriculum links for this program are based on "The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Science and Technology" * Curriculum links for this program are based on “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-10: Science” * Curriculum links for this program are based on "The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Science”

* Curriculum links for this program are based on “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Science and Technology“

Feel free to contact us about modifying programs to suit older or younger students.

Pathway to Stewardship & Kinship

16. Explore Renewable Energy 17. Try a New Sport, Craft, and Survival Skill 24. Calculate Your Ecological Footprint 30. Describe Your Ecological Self

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)