Making RENEWABLE Energy

 In Science, students built wind turbines from recycled materials.  The turbines had to have a theme, be stable structures and create electrical energy from the wind.  Turbines that created at least 2 volts of electricity were strong enough to light up a small light bulb.  The students did a great job!

Mr Robot generated enough electricity to turn on the light bulb.  

The Pineapple That Lives Under The Sea.
Students learned how to score cardboard to make it curved.

The Tree-a-nator.
Students added heavy objects to the base to make it stable.

Adding details to the Tower of Purr.

Students' projects evolved as they changed the size and shape of the blades to make them spin faster.

All the group members had special jobs to do.
There was a  Project Manager, an Engineer, a Materials Manager and a Designer.

The designer was responsible for the theme and all the details for the Pyramid of Pizza.

Wind Turbines

Here are the amazing wind turbines, designed, built and tested by 5D.  The students worked in groups to create a wind turbine that would take wind energy and transform it into electrical energy.  The turbine had to be a stable structure that could resist the force of the wind.  It also had to have a theme and be decorated as something interesting.  The students chose the materials that their turbines were built from and decided on the size, shape and number of blades.  They tested the strength of their turbines using a multi-metre to measure the volts.  Students then, revised their designs to make them more powerful and/or more stable.  Well done everyone!

Yummy

Vampire

Galaxy Spinner

Flame Devil

Pencil Destructor

Doggy

Lightning Bolt