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  • students standing a long line hands on each others shoulders representing wind turbine blade

    Be the Blade Activity

    How fast do you think the blades on a wind turbine are spinning? Faster than a cheetah? Challenge students to line up (locked arms) in a straight…
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  • equipment placed on table

    Breakout/Escape Room: Energy Auditing

    Explore scientific equipment while using critical thinking with our Energy Audit Breakout Room kit! Students will examine evidence and contribute to…
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  • people thinking of ways to be energy efficient

    Data Loggers Lessons

    Students strategically plan and deploy devices to collect data on behavior (energy conservation). Students will learn how to use HOBOware software to…
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  • different forms of energy

    Energy Stations Lesson

    After a quick demonstration by the teacher, students will team up in pairs or small groups and rotate from one energy station to another to learn…
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  • diagram labeling parts of solar cell

    Exploring Photovoltaic Cells Activity

    Learn more by clicking on our resources below to help your students explore photovoltaic cells! If interested you could also check out our solar…
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  • 5 different sized gears, compound gear

    Gear Ratio Activity

    This activity was originally created for the 2023 KidWind Challenge as the Instant Challenge. During this 15-minute activity, students will create…
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  • plastic cups wrapped in bubble wrap, canvas, and foam

    Insulation Lab Lesson

    Students will use scientific tools to conduct an investigation on thermal energy. Discuss conductors and insulators, state your claim, evidence, and…
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  • wind turbine

    KidWind Challenge: Student Datasheet

    Bring the engineering design to life with the KidWind Challenge. Check out a KidWind Turbine Kit and try out some free lessons! You could…
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  • a box on a table that has 3 lightbulbs, 3 switches, a watt meter, and an outlet

    Lightbox and Human Generators

    During this lesson, students will use scientific tools to collect and analyze data and will then use evidence to support their claim. In order to…
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  • Two boys holding a handheld windmill they made in front of a fun. They are using wind to turn the windmill and lift weights attached on a string.

    MacGyver Windmill

    This activity requires participants to design a handheld windmill that can lift weights. It will challenge participants' engineering creativity and…
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