KIMBERLY NOVAKKLNOVAK@MAC.COM

Cool Winds: Exploring

Wind Turbine Energy with

Earth Science High School

Students

Madison County Wind for Schools project

SKYSTREAM 34 Ft Monopole12 Feet Rotor DiameterCapacity 1.8 kWInstalled May 2009

Sundance Solar Systems(Coordinated by Grayson Newell)

Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation & Development (Coordinated by Russell Blevins)

The Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative at Appalachian State University (Coordinated by Mike Uchal)

Step 1: How do we get energy?

-Carbon Cycle

-Fossil Fuels/Non Renewable Energy

- Alternative Energy Sources

-Watch Kilowatt Ours by Jeff Barrie

Step 2: How much energy do we use?

-Kill a Watt meters

-NEED curriculum

Step 3: What makes a good wind turbine?

Dear Research and Development Team, We have had several new orders for wind turbines from our county. In order to maximize profits we need to know which turbine design will produce the greatest voltage. We will need your research ‘white paper’ by the end of the week for our Board of Directors meeting.

Lab Proposal• Hypothesis: • Independent Variable: • Dependent Variable:• Illustrate blade design

modifications:• Create a table to collect

data:

STOP: Get Proposal signed off by the head of R&D

Carrying out the experiment

Step 4:Sustainability Building

-Cooperation between teachers/students of CTE (vocational), ROTC, Art, and Science

-Donations from community businesses

-Grants from various sources

Step 5:Positive Changes

-At Home-Careers-Related Topics (eg stream quality & recycling)