CPO Science makes it easy to bring real-world engineering and STEM to your classroom. With the Wind Turbine, students explore concepts in engineering design, energy transformation, electromagnetism, and forces. Students will design, test, and refine a working turbine and challenge each other to see which model can generate the highest voltage with this unique equipment module. Investigate design variables such as: number of blades, blade shape, blade angle, number of magnets, magnet polarity, distance from magnets to core, and more!
Concepts Covered
- Acceleration
- Blade Mass
- Blade Shape
- Constraints
- Criteria
- Electric Current
- Electricity
- Electromagnetic
- Induction
- Engineering Design
- Force
- Human
- Environmental Impact
- Inertia
- Kinetic Energy
- Magnetic Braking
- Magnetism
- Wind Farm Simulation
- Wind Power
NGSS Connections
Wind Turbine addresses the following performance expectations:
- MS-PS2-2
- MS-PS2-5
- MS-PS3-5
- MS-ETS1-1
- MSETS1-2
- HS-PS2-1
- H S-PS2-5
- HS-PS3-1
- H S-PS3-3
- HS-PS3-5
- H S-ETS1-3
- HS-ETS1-4
Investigations
- 8 Level A
- 7 Level B
- 2 Level C
| Part Number |
Description |
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| 292-4027 |
Wind Turbine Full Module
Includes 1 Teacher's Guide, Curiosity Place Access, Exploros Access, 1 Equipment Unit, 1 DataCollector |
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$909.85
$649.95
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| 292-4028 |
Wind Turbine Full Classroom Package
Includes 1 Teacher's Guide, Curiosity Place Access, Exploros Access, 6 Equipment Units, 6 DataCollectors |
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$4,209.35
$3,369.95
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| 292-3067 |
Wind Turbine Basic Module
Includes 1 Teacher's Guide, Curiosity Place Access, Exploros Access, 1 Equipment Unit |
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$409.90
$289.95
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| 292-4017 |
Wind Turbine Basic Classroom Package
Includes 1 Teacher's Guide, Curiosity Place Access, Exploros Access, 6 Equipment Units |
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$1,209.65
$969.95
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| 492-1070 |
Wind Turbine Teacher's Guide with Digital Access |
$249.95
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| 792-2010 |
Wind Turbine Equipment Only
Included in Full Module and Classroom Package |
$159.95
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Required Accessories
(Included in Full Module and Classroom Package) |
| 792-1670 |
Data Collector with Photogates |
$499.95
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