Watch the videos found here:


Advances in Wind Power. A&E Television Networks. 2006 Learn360. 31 August 2012http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=350393


Humongous Wind Turbines. A&E Television Networks. 2002 Learn360. 31 August 2012http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=366420

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A whirligig is a design that captures wind energy and makes something spin.

Here is one design for a whirligig that travels up and down, like a helicopter.

Here is a pinwheel

http://www.leslietryon.com/3dcolorcutout/makepinw/makepinwheel.html



Each person should make a whirligig and a pinwheel.   You can use the paper that is located in the southwest corner of the room.

Figure out how to make the whirligig spin clockwise or counterclockwise.  Explain your reasoning in your notebook.



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Design a lab that will allow me to see which designs are most effective when subjected to a constant wind (someone will have to borrow a fan from PT to use).  You need to have a

CLAIM

EVIDENCE

REASONING.

Tape your whirligig and pinwheel into your book (but not the stick)