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Engineering Wind Turbines
Lesson4 of 6 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7SciencePhysicsTechnologyDesign and TechnologiesEnvironmentalEnergySustainabilityEconomicDesign ThinkingIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureJob Ready
Lesson Summary
Students will analyse how force, motion and energy are used to manipulate and control engineered systems by exploring the design of wind turbines and learning how they use wind energy to generate electricity. They will learn about the careers involved in the design and construction of wind farms and turbines, and then construct their own wind turbines to analyse how changing the features of their design impacts the efficiency of the system.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- identify the components of a wind turbine and discover how wind turbines generate electricity
- explore the careers involved in designing and constructing wind farms and turbines
- investigate how to construct an efficient wind turbine.
Success criteria
Students can:
- recall the components of wind turbines and describe how a wind turbine generates electricity
- calculate power in watts
- give examples of jobs and careers involved in the design and construction of wind farms
- apply knowledge of force, motion and system efficiency to construct an efficient wind turbine.
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