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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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P=Project E=Experiment
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The effect of blade angle & size on wind turbine performance
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Blade Variable (number of blades, length, size and area of the blades, degree of pitch) Effects on Windmill Efficiency?
[E]
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The effect of design, number and size of rotors and blades of a windmill's electrical energy output
[E]
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[P]
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Which Angle of Pitch will Produce the Greatest Amount of Electricity?
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Efects of the Number and Size of Blades of a Wind Turbine on Electrical Output
[E]
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What Is The Effect of Blade Size (Length, Area) on Electrical Output of a Windmill?
[E]
[P]
How much wind velocity do we need to generate power (light a LED)?
[P]
Built a wind-powered spinning teeter-totter.
[P]
Determine which pinwheel configurations are most sensitive to a wind source.
[E]
Information about wind energy
[P]
[P]
Build and demonstrate your own windmill & picoturbine.
[E]
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Comparing the Efficiency of different Wind Turbine Blades
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An Improvement on the VAWT Wind Turbine: A movable flap which sits on the top of the standard Savonius blade
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Determine if multiple rotors will increase the electrical energy output of a horizontal axis windmill.
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Determine if multiple rotors will increase the torque of a horizontal axis windmill.
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Determine if teardrop shaped fairings added to a wind turbine will provide more power output as measured in watts.
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The Effect of Various Wind Speeds and Blade Factors on Energy / Voltage Output
[E]
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The Effect of Blade Separation and Wind Speed on a Savonius Rotor Windmill
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Determine how much power a pinwheel generates at different orientations to a wind source.
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Can a windbelt generate enough wave energy to oscillate a magnet and coil induction circuit to power a 1.5 volt lamp?
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Determine the effect of the number of blades, pitch and the design of the blades on the electricity produced by a Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbine at low, medium and high wind speeds.
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Measure the current output of a small windmill generator and relate the power to the rate of rotation of the windmill's rotor.
[E]
The Efficiency of Different Savonius Wind Turbines
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Build a Savonius Wind Turbine from Waste Materials and Compare it to Regular Savonius Turbines
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Can wind generated from highway traffic be captured to produce a useable source of energy?
[E]
Which is more efficient: a Horizontal Axis wind turbines or a Vertical Axis one?
[E]
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Compare the maximum power generated from various rotor configurations calculated using Betz's Law.
[E]
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Determine if San Carlos has enough wind speed to support wind powered generators.
[E]
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Test whether wind turbines should be placed in laminar or turbulent flows in order to perform better.
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Construct a windmill with two sets of rotors and motors and prove that it could generate more electricity than a windmill with only one set of rotor and motor.
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High School - Grades 10-12
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Describe alternative energy sources and outline advantages and disadvantages of any source.
[E]
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Increase wind velocity by creating a hole in an airfoil
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At what time of day is there enough wind to make electricity where you live? (look at the bottom of the page)
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Will forcing air (wind) through a smaller space, through an hour-glass shaped cover around the turbine, more power would be generated at the same wind speed.
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Wind Energy Resources
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Renewable Energy Resources
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Solar Energy (Cells & Panels) Resources
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Electricity Basics
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Electronics Tutorials and Circuits
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Electrical Safety
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The Solar Car Book
A complete kit for making a cool solar racecar.
Everything is included: wheels, axles, motors, wires and a genuine one-volt solar cell.
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