Dowels, Hub and Motor/Generator.
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Dowels, Hub and Motor/Generator.
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KidWind Basic Turbine Building Parts
Order code: KW-BTPART
KIDWIND BASIC TURBINE BUILDING PARTS
Supplied in a sealable bag, the KidWind Hub, a motor/generator and 25 dowels are the bare-bones components to build your own experimental wind turbine. This package is great for students who don't want a ready-made wind turbine tower and base and is great for educators who want an affordable way for each of their students (or student groups) to do hands-on experiments with wind power.
With the Basic Turbine Building Parts, you can:
Build a D.I.Y. wind turbine. The hub attaches to the motor/generator. Students build their own blades (not supplied), attach them to the dowels and insert the dowels into the hub for experimentation. The DC motor/generator produces electricity when it spins.
Concepts:
Exploring energy transformations (Design, build and evaluate devices that convert one form of energy into another form of energy)
Understanding renewable energy
Learning about circuits, electricity and magnetism
Understanding the relationship between energy and forces
Understanding the relationship between forces and motion
Understanding angles
Exploring concepts of lift, drag and torque
Developing and using physical models
Understanding differences between energy and power
Designing controlled experiments
Optimising designs
Analysing data
Purchase the hard copy of all lessons for use with this kit: View >>>>
or download these free lessons:
WindWise Lesson: Which Blades Are Best? Download PDF
WindWise Lesson: How Can I Design Better Blades? Download PDF
Quick Lesson: Wind Turbine Blade Design Download PDF
Documents included:
Instruction Manual Download PDF
Materials included:
1 Wind Turbine Hub
1 Wind Turbine Generator with wires
25 Dowels
FAQs:
Q How many blades can I build?
A The hub has 12 holes so you can experiment with any number of blades up to 12 (2, 3, 4, 6 or 12 work well!)
Q How can I build a simple PVC pipe tower for my wind turbine?
A Check out the Instruction Manual Download PDF for instructions on building the PVC tower.
Educational use only:
Vernier and Kidwind products are designed for educational use. They are not appropriate for industrial, medical or commercial applications. Details
Warranty
- Warranty: 5 years excluding consumables
Dimensions- Package size (HxWxD): 32x127x216mm
- Packed weight: 160g
Last edited 16th May 2025
This product is used in teaching these Australian Curriculum codes:
ACSSU190 - Physical Sciences - Energy Conservation - Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations
ACSSU219 - Physical Sciences - Alternative Energies - Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity
ACSSU117 - Physical Sciences - Forces and Machines - Change to an objects motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earths gravitational attraction, acting on the object
ACSSU182 - Physical Sciences - Energy Transfer - Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and particle models
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