We knew that wind could be used to make
electricity, so we did some research to find out the best place for a wind
turbine at our school. Then we
wrote letters to Mr. Paciulli explaining our findings. Here are two of the letters:
Dear Mr. Paciulli,
My
claim is that none of the areas around our school are good enough for a wind
turbine. An anemometer is a piece
of technology that measures wind.
It will work if you engineer it correctly. I know it wasn’t windy because the anemometer spun around 0
times. And we looked outside 5
days in a row and none of the days were windy. It should be windy a lot if you want a wind turbine. And you don’t want it just for
decoration.
Sincerely,
Kayli
Dear Mr. Paciulli,
How
are you? My claim is that none of
the areas around our school are good locations for a wind turbine. First we built and designed an
anemometer. An anemometer is a
piece of technology that helps people tell how fast the wind is going. Orly put us into groups of threes or
fours and those groups made one anemometer each. We made lots of changes so it would really work. Then we tested our group anemometer out
in front of a fan. If our
anemometer did not work, then we would fix the stuff that we thought was making
the problem. Then we would test it
again to see if it worked. When
all the anemometers worked in front of the fan we looked outside for a few days
but no wind! So finally we decided
just to go out anyway with the most successful anemometer. First we went to the circle in front of
the school, next the sidewalk close to the parking lot, then on the driveway by
the side of the gym, then we went to the middle of the playground, and then the
pavement just outside our classroom.
But in all the places the anemometer did not spin once so maybe we just
did not wait long enough or we just should not have a wind turbine at our
school. Maybe we could have a
solar panel instead?
Sincerely,
Gretchen
