Tag: Technology

Build Your Own Wind Turbine

Thursday, October 24th, 2024


Lesson Overview:  Students create a wind turbine that will be able to give clean power to at least 400 homes! Lesson Scenario:  The federal government has opened the door for offshore wind farms in our area.  Your company has been awarded the contract to design and install the wind farm off the coast of Maryland […]

W.I.N.G.S

Thursday, October 24th, 2024


Lesson Overview:  Students must design blades that mitigate the harmful effects on wildlife. Lesson Scenario:  You are working for a renewable energy company – W.I.N.G.S. and your job is to help the company design new blades for wind turbines. W.I.N.G.S. researchers have determined that wind turbine blades must be redesigned to reduce the harm to […]

Planting Roots

Thursday, October 24th, 2024


Lesson Overview:  Students will design and print a model root structure based off of native plants in your area to help slow down the erosion caused by the fire. Lesson Scenario:  A wildfire has just destroyed Cimarron Canyon, Hermit’s Peak, Calf Canyon, and Sugarite Canyon  and the monsoon rains are starting up. Due to the […]

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