Wind Turbine Experiment:

                Purpose: To demonstrate the principal that wind turbines can be used to generate and store energy in a sustainable way. With this experiment, we are measuring the amount of energy that is created in Joules from different distances and at different lengths of time to determine the most efficient way to harness the power of one of the world’s most abundant resources: Wind.

Materials: Large industrial fan, Lego Mindstorm wind turbine set

1. Build the wind turbine using the directions in the Lego box.
2. Turn on the industrial fan
3. Place Lego turbine in front of fan so the turbine captures the wind from the fan and moves the blades.
4. Time how long the turbine is placed in front of the fan.
5. Turn on the battery and run the turbine using the energy that was created and stored.
6. Run three trials at different lengths of time and at the same distance.
7. Run three trials at different distances and at the same length of time.
8. Record the amount of energy that is being stored in joules