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The Forces Behind Efficiency in Renewable Energy

SecondaryYear 7SciencePhysicsEnvironmentalEnergySustainability

Summary

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • explore how balanced and unbalanced forces affect the efficiency of wind turbines and hydro systems and investigate the role of engineering in enhancing renewable energy technologies.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • show how balanced and unbalanced forces act on wind turbines and pumped hydro systems using annotated diagrams
  • describe the role of engineering in improving the efficiency of renewable energy technologies by harnessing or mitigating specific forces.

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