The equipment you need to study wind energy in a classroom depends on the grade level and what activities you are interested in doing. A comprehensive list of KidWind kits and books based on grade level and activities can be found here: Which KidWind Kit should I buy?
In order to study wind energy, we recommend the following equipment.
- Parts to have students build wind turbines. KidWind Kits include:
- KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design (
KW-MWTBD ) - KidWind Basic Wind Experiment Kit (
KW-BWX ) - KidWind Advanced Wind Experiment Kit (
KW-AWX )
- KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design (
- A way to measure the electrical output of the turbine such as an Energy Sensor, or a Voltage AND a Current Sensor, or a Multimeter
- Go Direct® Energy Sensor (
GDX-NRG ) (most popular) - Vernier Energy Sensor (
VES-BTA ) - Differential Voltage Probe (
DVP-BTA ) or 30-Volt Voltage Probe (30V-BTA ) - Current Probe (
DCP-BTA )
- Go Direct® Energy Sensor (
- A load
- Vernier Resistor Board (
VES-RB ) - Vernier Variable Load (
VES-VL )
- Vernier Resistor Board (
- A box fan
Other materials we highly recommend are:
- Extra blade materials such as KidWind Blade Design Consumables (
KW-BDC ) - Extra KidWind Wind Turbine Hub (
KW-WTH3 ) - Glue guns and glue
- Scissors
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