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)
- 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)
- A load
- Vernier Resistor Board (VES-RB)
- Vernier Variable Load (VES-VL)
- 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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