Partners, Engineering the Future,  have shared with us support materials which could be used in conjunction with the STEM Central Renewables context for learning. It could relate to the Wind, wave and tidal power learning journey.

The project is built into an third level Energy Unit. It could be used to build on the learners’ prior learning around energy resources,  from the finite stocks of fossil fuels, through climate-change implications, to the availability of ‘alternative’ energy sources. Discussion of these topics can be used to focus on one example, a wind turbine, eventually to be investigated.

The materials indicate how to  build a model wind turbine from a part-assembled kit and measure the power output. Learners could research issues around energy supply and demand, and the role of wind power in meeting our energy needs.

Click here to download the wind turbine project which sit in the Engineering the Future Glow Group. (Glow log in required)