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Wind Energy:

Engineering and Art Lesson

Grades K-2

~160 Minutes

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Primary Standards

Supporting Standards

Arts

  • A.A.Cr.1.e Explore studio skills, techniques, materials, tools, and elements and principles of art and design.
  • A.A.Pr.2.e Explain artwork through verbal and/or written descriptions using art and design vocabulary.
  • A.A.Cn.3.e Understand that people from different times and places have made art and design for a variety of reasons.

Science

  • K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Social Studies

  • SS.Inq5.a.e Explore opportunities for personal or collaborative civic engagement with community, school, state, tribal, national, and/or global implications.

Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

ELS.EX2.C.e Identify ways in which people are dependent on natural resources and how access to resources can lead to conflict and cooperation. Identify rule makers and why rules are made related to the environment.

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Essential Questions

How is the work of an engineer a practice of good citizenship?

How can wind turn into energy that we can use in our daily lives?

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Learning Outcomes

I can…

Visual Art

  • I can explore materials.
  • I can share artwork through a presentation.
  • I can understand that people from different times and places have made art and designed for a variety of reasons.

Science

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Social Studies

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I can make a model that solves a problem.

I can explain how the work of an engineer helps a community.

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Agenda

Inquire

Investigate

Inspire

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Inquire

≅50 Minutes

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Solve a Problem!

It is raining a lot in the town of Mayville. The water in Wolfe River is rising. The townspeople of Mayville do not want their homes to flood. The community needs a wall to block the water.

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Brainstorm

What size and shape should the wall be to protect the town of Mayville?”

You are

an engineer!

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Why did you choose to build your wall this way?

We ____________ because __________________.

(past tense verb)

How can your wall help the people of Mayville?

____________ can __________________.

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How did you work together?

We ____________ by __________________.

What problems did your group have? How did you solve them?

____________ , so __________________.

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____________ because __________________.

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engineer

a person who designs and makes things that improve our lives

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What do engineers do?

Engineers…

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I see ________________________.

I think ________________________.

I think ________________ because I see _________.

I wonder ________________ .

I see/think __________________.

I wonder ________________ because

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Investigate

≅60 Minutes

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What does it mean to be a good citizen?

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How is a student a good citizen?

How is an engineer a good citizen?

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What did you write about?

I drew/wrote ___________ because ________________.

___________ shows/explains ________________

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because __________________.

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Story

Time

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Sketchnoting

Time

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Sketchnoting Models

Interactive

Model

Unlabeled

Model

Labeled

Model

Completed Puzzle Model

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Wind blows the turbine blades.

The spinning makes energy and is stored in the generator.

The electricity is made stronger in the transformer.

The electricity travels to a distribution center.

The distribution center sends electricity to our homes.

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Wind blows the turbine blades.

The spinning makes energy and is stored in the generator.

The electricity is made stronger in the transformer.

The electricity travels to a distribution center.

The distribution center sends electricity to our homes.

next

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What shapes or lines did you use?

I used/drew ____________ because __________________.

What materials do you think engineers use to build windmills? Why?

I think ____________ because __________________.

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How might wind energy help a community?

____________ can ____________ because __________________.

Energy is an important resource. How do people in a community share it? Do you think there should be rules about how it is used/shared?

I think ______________________.

Since ____________, then __________________.

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Inspire

≅50 Minutes

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Let’s

Create!

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What are the parts of your windmill?

How does your windmill create energy?

What will the energy be used for?

How will the wind energy from your windmill make the world a better place?

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Creators & Collaborators

Angelique Hammack

Steve Van de Zande

Authors

Archibong Akpan, PhD

Scientist Reviewer

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