Wind Power Renewable Energy Kit

Wind is one of the most promising sources of clean, renewable energy available today. Wind energy has been used for centuries to pump water and crush grain in windmills, and is now increasingly being used to generate electricity to power our modern world. Using this kit you can assemble a wind turbine complete with electric generator, adjustable rotors, and wind speed indicator, then conduct more than 20 experiments with your wind turbine. Experiment with different numbers of rotor blades, different blade angles and profiles, different wind speeds, different gear ratios etc. Use the wind turbine to generate mechanical power to lift heavy weight or generate electricity to light up an LED and charge rechargeable battery.
Includes full-colour, 32-page experiment manual with illustrated instructions and scientific information.

• Build working wind turbine
• Harness mechanical energy to lift weights
• Generate electricity to light an LED and charge battery
• Learn the physics of wind turbines
• Discover how wind occurs and why it is such promising energy source
• Learn about the physics of force and motion as it applies to wind power technology.
• Learn how to measure and calculate the different forces acting on the rotor blades by breaking them down into vectors
• Discover how the sun makes the wind, providing us with an endless source of energy
• Read about different types of wind turbines and windmills