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Power Storage for Wind Energy

Difficulty: Grade 3-5
Time: 40 - 60 minutes
Categories: Renewable Energy, Wind Turbine

You’ll discover how energy generated from wind turbines is delivered to our homes through the electrical grid, as well as how energy is stored in battery systems for when we need it during on-peak power cycles.

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What this lesson includes
Lesson Content
Renewable vs. Non-renewable Energy
Real-World Example

Horse Hollow Wind Farm, Texas

Coding Tutorial
Block-based
Assessment
N/A
Educator Resources
Finished Code Link
Quickstart Guide

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Learning Goals

  • Discover the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources
  • Learn about how we can capture and store the energy created by wind turbines
  • Build and code a simulated wind turbine with an LED to monitor power storage

Materials

  • Climate Action Kit or Wind Turbine Kit
  • micro:bit V2
  • Computer with access to Microsoft MakeCode

Get to Know the Content

  1. Make sure you've completed our 'Getting Started with the Climate Action Kit' course
  2. If it has been awhile, review the kit components featured in this lesson:
  3. Review the lesson