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Find wind energy curricula and teaching materials for both younger and older students. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Younger Students
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Provides introductory educational materials.
California Energy Commission
Developed a set of educational materials called "Energy Quest."
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"Wind with Miller" provides information in short bits, uses interactive tools (calculators, sliding scales, drop-down lists), and presents information with colorful, moving diagrams. The lessons are short and fun!
DOE Energy Information Agency
A Web site that provides information and classroom activities on all energy technologies, including wind energy, for kids called Energy Facts. Valuable links are included. The Energy Information Agency's handbook, Energy Education Resources, is a wealth of useful references for teachers. You can order a current edition from the Web site. -
A science museum; provides wind educational materials at the Franklin Institute Online.
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Provides curriculum and tutorials for kids.
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By the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Provides wind curriculum at a low cost.
NOW with Bill Moyers
Presents brief instructions for building a wind machine as a science project (PDF 19 KB). -
From the University of Northern Iowa.
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Produced by the Idaho National Laboratory, includes lesson plans for different levels of students.
Older Students
American Wind Energy Association
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has an on-line tutorial on many key wind topics that it calls the AWEA Wind Web Tutorial. AWEA also publishes fact sheets and the "Wind Energy Teacher's Guide" (PDF 595 KB). -
An on-line handbook produced by Educators for the Environment. Look for the sections on wind energy.
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Produced a video about the Maple Ridge Wind Farm in New York. The video introduces students to three engineers who use everything from algebra to physics and problem solving to statistics to provide clean, renewable energy. It is accompanied by a classroom activity.
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Has information for teachers, students, and consumers.
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Provides lessons and activities for middle-level students. Find background material, lessons and experiments, PowerPoint lectures, and more. The KidWind organization develops these materials on an ongoing basis, tying the curricula to standard testing protocols. KidWind also provides highly rated teacher training.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Published "Research Projects in Renewable Energy for High School Students" (PDF 1.1 MB). This publication describes projects such as:
- What techniques can be used to measure and compare wind direction and speed?
- How does a wind propeller affect how much electricity it produces?
- What is the most efficient spacing of wind turbines for "farming" wind in a given unit of space?
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Provides materials and classes for teachers and students.
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Offers lesson plans for wind curricula.
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A division of Xibokk Research, Inc., provides science project windmill kits.
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This site provides background information on wind, hands-on learning activities, teacher materials, resources, and links.
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In the middle school lesson plans, see "Testing a Pinwheel Turbine" and "Roping the Texas Breezes." In the high school lesson plans, see "Testing a Windmill Generator" and "Wind Power Basics."
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Produced by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), includes lesson plans for different levels of students.
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