This lesson explores innovative wind energy technologies for urban environments, highlighting how rooftop wind turbines can complement solar energy. Students will assess the effectiveness, risks, and efficiency of renewable resources, evaluate environmental impacts, and investigate conservation and management strategies. The lesson fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis skills through real-world examples, modeling, and classroom discussions.
Episode 5: Lesson Plans
7th Grade Science
In this episode, Erica Boeing from Accelerate Wind discusses how wind energy can be harnessed in urban environments. The technology focuses on utilizing the increased wind speed around the edges of rooftops to generate power, complementing solar energy systems. The episode explores the benefits of wind energy for commercial buildings, including resilience, cost-saving, and decarbonization. It also highlights the importance of community engagement and how students can get involved in renewable energy projects.
7th Grade Standard: Examine the effects of energy technology on society8th Grade Science
In this episode, students will learn how wind is a renewable energy source powered by the sun’s heat. Erica Boeing from Accelerate Wind discusses the development of affordable wind turbines for commercial buildings, including how urban wind energy can be harnessed through the sun-driven wind patterns that naturally occur around rooftops and tall buildings. 8th Grade Standard: Identify the relationship between energy resources and environmental impact.High School
Environmental Science
This lesson explores innovative wind energy technologies for urban environments, highlighting how rooftop wind turbines can complement solar energy. Students will assess the effectiveness, risks, and efficiency of renewable resources, evaluate environmental impacts, and investigate conservation and management strategies. The lesson fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis skills through real-world examples, modeling, and classroom discussions.
High School Science Standards: Investigate renewable and nonrenewable energy resources.
High School Physics
In this episode, students explore how renewable energy technologies like wind turbines work. The focus is on understanding the physical forces such as drag, friction, gravitational force, and how these forces interact to impact the efficiency of wind turbines. Students will learn about energy transformations and how circular motion and air resistance play key roles in harnessing wind energy for electricity generation.High School Science Standards: Investigate renewable and nonrenewable energy resources.
