{"id":4388,"date":"2024-09-11T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:56:12","slug":"wind-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Power!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4388 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/f737e537-d7fa-4c14-85ca-191bc926791f\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143347\/F737E537-D7FA-4C14-85CA-191BC926791F-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4390\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4390'>\n\t\t\t\tWe used our own \u201cwind power\u201d to test our designs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/0d89fdfc-0a91-45af-8fbc-a58f0d44c420\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143352\/0D89FDFC-0A91-45AF-8FBC-A58F0D44C420-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4391\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4391'>\n\t\t\t\tWorking as a team.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/edb16599-67bf-4484-a9de-bed9577b5e02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143359\/EDB16599-67BF-4484-A9DE-BED9577B5E02-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4392\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4392'>\n\t\t\t\tTesting different shapes for the sail.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/f9fb591a-2996-4271-b478-2235775426ea\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143403\/F9FB591A-2996-4271-B478-2235775426EA-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4393\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4393'>\n\t\t\t\tIs it going to work? \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/b357a5f0-aaad-4dcc-80b4-c886964504a9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143409\/B357A5F0-AAAD-4DCC-80B4-C886964504A9-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4394\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4394'>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re not giving up! \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2024\/09\/11\/wind-power\/cde341be-9048-44ac-ad6d-de6043ebfed2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2024\/09\/11143414\/CDE341BE-9048-44AC-AD6D-DE6043EBFED2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4395\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4395'>\n\t\t\t\tProblem solving pairs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As part of our topic looking at Renewable Energy, we have been working with a partner this week to construct a wind powered car.\u00a0 Each group were only allowed to select up to 4 &#8220;wheels&#8221; using the materials provided, along with straws, wooden skewers and tape.<\/p>\n<p>This was definitely a task to test our patience and perseverance!\u00a0 We quickly found that our first designs were not quite right and needed to be modified.<\/p>\n<p>Then it was time to have a little test to see if their cars were going to work.\u00a0 Most groups found that there were still small changes to be made to improve on their design.<\/p>\n<p>It was lovely to see everyone working together to solve the problem.\u00a0 What a helpful bunch we are in our class!<\/p>\n<p>Next week we will set up a fair test and measure how far each car travels when wind energy is provided. \u00a0We will also evaluate our own \u00a0designs, thinking about what could be adapted to make improvements. \u00a0We&#8217;ll let you know the results next week!<\/p>\n<span id=\"post-ratings-4388\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"0793142cb5\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_4388_1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/heart\/rating_1_on.gif\" alt=\"1 Star\" title=\"1 Star\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(4388, 1, '1 Star');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(1, 0, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; border: 0px;\" \/> (<strong>2<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>1.00<\/strong> out of 1)<br \/><span class=\"post-ratings-text\" id=\"ratings_4388_text\"><\/span><\/span><span id=\"post-ratings-4388-loading\" class=\"post-ratings-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"post-ratings-image\" \/>Loading...<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our topic looking at Renewable Energy, we have been working with a partner this week to construct a wind powered car.\u00a0 Each group were only allowed to select up to 4 &#8220;wheels&#8221; using the materials provided, along with straws, wooden skewers and tape. 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