Forces and Motion
What is the force that allows an object to rise against gravity?
What is lift?
What type of energy is generated by moving air?
What is kinetic energy?
What is a major benefit of using wind energy compared to fossil fuels?
What is it is a clean and renewable resource?
What is the first step in the engineering design process when creating a wind lift?
What is defining the problem?
What does the angle of attack change in a wind lift?
What is the amount of lift created?
How do wind turbines convert kinetic energy?
What is by spinning the blades to create mechanical energy?
Why is it important to think about the materials in our wind lift project?
What is to not hurt the environment?
What does it mean to brainstorm potential designs for a wind lift?
What is to generate ideas and sketches for different lift systems?
What moves over the wings or blades to create lift?
What is air?
What happens to the energy of the wind when it hits the lift blades?
What is some energy is transferred to the blades?
How does wind energy contribute to a healthier planet?
What is by reducing pollution?
Why is testing and evaluating important in the engineering process?
What is to determine if the design meets the lift requirements?
How does increasing the speed of the wind impact lift?
What is it increases the lift?
How can we observe energy being transferred to a wind lift?
What is the blades will spin?
What role does wind energy play in sustainability?
What is it helps to provide a renewable source of energy?
What does it mean to iterate on a design?
What is to make changes based on testing results and improve the design?
What would be changed to maximize lift when designing a wind lift?
What is the angle of attack?
What needs to be minimized/decreased to ensure our wind lift uses energy efficiently?
What is drag?
Describe how human impact can be decreased when using wind energy solutions.
What is by using sustainable practices and materials?
Explain how documenting results can help in the design process.
What is it helps to understand how well the design works and guides future improvements?