WebQuest
What's Up with Wind Energy
Process
Your team will find the answers that Mr. Windy needs to understand a few things about producing electricity with wind power. Later, the entire team will work together on a Google slide presentation that will be delivered to him. Mr. Windy likes short presentations, so keep the presentation to no more than 7 to 8 slides and the title slide with your team name and logo. . Each member of the consultant team will need to present at least two slides from the teams presentation. Below are a list of questions Mr. Windy may want answers to. Below each question is a link to the resources that may help you answer the questions. Feel free to utilize any other resource to answer the questions. It's up to your team to be prepared for Windy!
Setting up your Team
Your first step is to meet with your team of consultants to create a name and logo for your team.
In your Science Folder in Google Drive, create a new FOLDER and name it "WIND PROJECT"
In the Folder create a new google slide presentation named "Group Wind Presentation "
Share with partners. Create a title slide that includes the team name, logo and group members names
Background Research
Find the new document in your Science Folder titled "Wind for Windy". Move it to your WIND PROJECT folder
Take notes to answer the questions in the document and add any photos or diagrams.
The links below the questions will help you find the information you need.
When you finish Part 1, create 3 slides to show what you learned
Part 1
Lets explore wind energy! Create one slide for questions 4,5,6
5) What is wind?
6) How is wind made?
7) How is wind power turned into electricity?
Part 3
Wind Turbines Create four slides for questions 8-14
8) View the animation of a wind turbine in action using the link below. Describe how a wind turbine works. Copy the diagram that shows how the wind turbine works.
Video How does a wind turbine work? How it works and diagram9) Where are most of the US wind projects located? Where are the off-shore projects located? Copy the map for your document.
Wind Project Locations10) List the two different types of wind turbines and explain how they are different. Find a picture of each kind.
11) Wind Energy Virtual Lab. Based on your results: Where are the best locations for wind turbines? Which design worked best? What type of materials were best? Were you able to provide electricity for 400 homes?
12) List three advantages of wind energy?
13) List three disadvantages of wind energy?
14) What is the most serious environmental drawback on a wind turbine/wind machine?
Wind turbine environmental drawback
Part 3
Explore Wind Energy with Miller. Enter this site from the link below and click on the �Crash Course� sign to tour a wind turbine. Have fun.
Exploring Wind Energy with Miller
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