STEM Education Series
Wind-Powered House Kit
Catch the wind and light up a home! A fan at the base of this wooden house creates a steady breeze, and a turbine on the roof captures it. As the turbine blades spin, the motion generates electricity that lights an LED inside the house, with nothing connecting the two but moving air. Block the breeze or move the fan, and watch the light change. It is a hands-on look at how wind turbines turn moving air into clean, renewable power.
Wind-Powered House Kit
The Big Idea
Wind turbines turn the energy of moving air into electricity.
- Ages
- 10+Adult supervision required.
- Renewable Energy
- Circuitry
- Engineering
- Observation
Safety
- Contains small parts. Not suitable for children under 3.
- Keep fingers clear of spinning blades. Adult supervision required.
What’s in the Kit
- All materials to build one Wind-Powered House
- Full color, step-by-step instructions
What you add
- Two AA batteries
Real-world connection
How Does Wind Become Electricity?
Across open fields, hilltops, and even out at sea, giant wind turbines are harvesting the energy of moving air. As the wind flows over their curved blades, the blades spin, turning a generator that produces electricity for homes and businesses. Kinetic energy becomes mechanical energy, which becomes electrical energy, all from a resource that never runs out.
For classrooms
The Wind-Powered House Kit is a great fit for classrooms, after-school programs, and camps. Each kit builds one wind-powered house and arrives individually packaged with all materials and instructions included.
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