Middle School
Tucson Electric Power – Resources for Educators
Wind Turbine Design Challenge
For the wind turbine design challenge, the following materials were used. Click to visit suppliers of equipment unless store is noted. KidWind Basic Turbine Building Parts 1″ PVC coupler (hardware store) Duct Tape (dollar store) Glue Guns (99 Cents Only Store) Solo cups with grips (Walmart) 7″ Jumbo Craft…
Read MoreBernoulli’s Principle Demo – Soda Cans and Straws
Learning to Fly Jagwing Walkalong Gliders with Slater Harrison (beta)
Static Cling Issues with Jagwings – a real possibility in the dry desert!
Read MoreBernoulli’s Principle Demo – Ping Pong Ball Cup Jump
Bernoulli’s Principle Demo – Leaf Blower and Beach Ball
Bernoulli Bags from Steve Spangler
Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story
Catching up with inventor William Kamkwamba
Inventor and author William Kamkwamba returns to the TED stage a decade after his TEDGlobal 2007 talk in which he spoke about building a windmill for his community at the age of 14. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, he shares with us where his dreams and accomplishments have taken him.
Read MoreWilliam Kamkwamba: How I built a windmill
William’s original TED talk when he was 19 years old. When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.
Read More