This is a project kit. Using the engineering design process, students will design, construct, and test (and, if needed, redesign and retest) a turbine blade that is both effective and efficient at generating electrical energy from a wind source. Students will use the Vernier output module to determine how many volts their turbine will produce and a wind meter to determine wind speed.

Wind Turbine Technician, Electrician, Powerline Technician

• Renewable energy (wind)
• Generation of electricity (volts)
• Aerodynamics

• Surface area (of the blade)
• Angles (of the blades in the rotor)
• Construction materials