Windmills: Clean Energy for a Brighter Future

A Kai XR Adventure

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

Understand the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy
Describe how the use of energy derived from renewable and nonrenewable resources affects the environment.
Explore how communities use science to protect resources and the environment, specifically focusing on windmills

Standards

NGSS.4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment.

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints.

Skills

Digital Literacy
Engineering Design
Applied Science
Career Discovery
Project-Based Learning

Introduction

Welcome to the electrifying world of windmills! Today, you’ll uncover the secrets of how they work while discovering their impact on communities and the environment. Last, get ready for a virtual journey to visit a wind farm to see windmills in action first-hand and build your own wind farm in the Makerspace.

Virtual Field Trip

Wind Farms

Discover the power of wind! Explore a real-world wind farm in Jordan and learn how this amazing technology harnesses renewable energy to power our world.

Click Explore Now.

Makerspace

Makerspace Challenge: Create a wind farm

Design and build a virtual wind farm in your makerspace that will bring electricity to Nasir in the Maasai village.
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Instructions:

Brainstorm your ideas and sketch out your wind farm design. While designing, consider the terrain, distribution (power lines), and community impact.
Enter your makerspace. Click Toolkit to find the assets you need to create your scene.
Drag and drop assets to create your Kenyan wind farm.
If needed, you can find additional assets by clicking the Assets button.