What is a turbine?
A turbine has blades that spin when air, water, or steam hits them. That spinning makes energy we can use for electricity.
If you collect 14 paper windmills and give away 6, how many do you have left?
8 paper windmills
This object flips inside out during strong wind—and makes rainy days even worse!
Umbrella
What game is this windmill found in?
Minecraft
True or false: Wind is a source of energy.
TRUE
What does a windmill do?
Converts wind power into rotational energy
What comes next? 5, 10, 15, ___?
20
The wind loves to give these things crazy hairdos—especially during storms!
Tree
What show is this windmill from?
Peppa Pig
Can wind blow over a house?
YES
What part of the turbine catches the wind?
Rotor or Blade
If a fan is 2 feet away from your turbine and you move it 1 foot closer, how far is it now?
1 foot closer
The wind slammed this open and scared me, but no one was there!
Door slam
Which anime character is a master of wind release?
Naruto
What natural force makes a wind turbine spin?
WIND
What does "renewable" mean?
"It means we can never run out."
"It means we can use it again and again."
"It doesn’t run out."
"It comes from nature and keeps coming back."
"It’s something that makes energy and doesn’t get used up."
"Like the wind or sun—it keeps going!"
"We don’t run out of it like we do with gas or coal."
"It’s energy that we can make over and over."
"It’s clean energy from the Earth."
If a wind turbine spins 12 times in 1 minute, how many times in 5 minutes?
Multiply the number of spins per minute by the number of minutes:
12 × 5 = 60
The wind turbine spins 60 times in 5 minutes.
When the wind is strong enough, these everyday objects can roll, tumble, and bounce down the street like wild robots.
Garbage cans
What show features these best friends traveling in the wind?
Dora The Explorer
This is the tall part of the wind turbine that holds everything up high, where the wind is stronger.
Tower
What tool can measure how fast the wind is blowing?
Anemometer
You have 3 blades on 4 turbines. How many blades in all?
You have:
3 blades on each turbine
4 turbines
So you multiply:
3 × 4 = 12
Wind once sent this off my head and all the way onto the school roof!
Hat
What movie is this windmill from?
Shrek
What is the windiest place on Earth?
Cape Denison ANTARCTICA