Compare and Contrast

Learning Target: 

• I can compare and contrast Wind Turbines and Whirligigs.

HOWLs Target:

• I participate in my classroom and community.

Agenda

• Warm-up: WIND (2min)
•  What is wind? Where does it come from?
• Why Does the Wind Blow?
• high and low pressure
• compare and contrast
• Wind Turbine and Whirligig worksheet
• • use the following links to research wind turbines and whirligigs
  • Wind Turbines
  1. https://energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work
  2. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/windturbines.html
  • Whirligigs
  1. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-whirligig.htm
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnm_16KUF0M
• other links

• electricity overview
• electromagnetic induction

Homework:

• none