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This lesson plan explores engineering design principles through an experiment to construct and operate a working anemometer (a device to measure wind speed). Students work in teams to design and build their own anemometers from everyday items. They also explore the relationship between rotation and tangential velocity as they develop ways to measure and chart rotations at different wind speeds. Focus of the lesson: How to apply knowledge of physics concepts in measurements and design of measuring instruments? Appropriate for Grades 6-12.
The lesson follows a module format that includes objectives and learner outcomes, problem sets, student guides, recommended reading, illustrated procedures, worksheets, and background information about the engineering connections. The lesson plan and student worksheets are available for download. This collection is part of TryEngineering.org, a website maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)3. The Nature of Technology
3B. Design and Systems
4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
9. The Mathematical World
9B. Symbolic Relationships
11. Common Themes
11A. Systems
11B. Models
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(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009), WWW Document, (https://tryengineering.org/teacher/measuring-wind/).
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TryEngineering: Measuring the Wind (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009), <https://tryengineering.org/teacher/measuring-wind/>.
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TryEngineering: Measuring the Wind. (2011, April 6). Retrieved December 5, 2024, from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: https://tryengineering.org/teacher/measuring-wind/
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International Business Machines. TryEngineering: Measuring the Wind. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, April 6, 2011. https://tryengineering.org/teacher/measuring-wind/ (accessed 5 December 2024).
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TryEngineering: Measuring the Wind. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009. 6 Apr. 2011. International Business Machines. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://tryengineering.org/teacher/measuring-wind/>.
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Title = {TryEngineering: Measuring the Wind},
Publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {5 December 2024},
Month = {April 6, 2011},
Year = {2009}
}
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