Wind Turbine for Outdoor Decorations Design Challenge Overview
Students design, construct, and test a wind turbine that can illuminate outdoor decorations. The wind turbine must transfer the kinetic energy of moving air mass to an electric current.  

Who It’s For:
This design challenge comes with all necessary materials and is designed for middle schoolers (6th – 8th grade students). Students will use the Argument-Driven Inquiry instructional model to investigate environmental changes, systems, and system models and represent and interpret data. 

Standards Alignment

More details

• Six sets of high-quality materials for designing a wind turbine.
• Serves up to 24 students working in small groups.
• Designed for middle school students.
• Can be used for STEM Camps, engineering and science classes, after-school programs, and more.
• Takes approximately 12 hours to complete, but it is flexible for your group's needs.
• All student handouts and teacher notes are found in the ADI Learning Hub. Access your free account here.