Discover how to guide your students through the engineering design process using the KidWind Advanced Wind Experiment Kit, and explore innovative ways to make physics and engineering more relatable and engaging for your students. In this webinar, physics and engineering expert Tom Smith covers how to use hands-on KidWind tools to investigate real-world blade design examples, evaluate variables, and refine solutions to optimize wind turbine power generation.

 

What You’ll Learn

  • How to introduce the engineering design process to students using the KidWind Advanced Wind Kit, focusing on key steps such as planning investigations and designing solutions
  • Strategies for investigating real-world blade design examples, guiding students in evaluating variables, and refining solutions to optimize wind turbine power generation
  • Ways to expand the lesson beyond blade design, exploring concepts like solidity, load effect on design, and wind speed impact on power output

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