SMUD MOSAC: Green Energy Learning Lab (3rd-5th Grade)
Time is TBD
|Sacramento
Spark your students’ curiosity in an hour or less! Have them ask questions, experiment, and find solutions in a 60-minute lab experience that is fully aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). See how inquiry-based learning methods can ignite your students’ interest and engagement.
Time & Location
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Sacramento, 400 Jibboom St, Sacramento, CA 95811, USA
About the event
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Students will work in groups to design and test the efficiency of an offshore energy farm made up of model wind turbines.
- Grades: 3–5
Students will work in groups to design an offshore energy farm consisting of model wind turbines and wave-energy converters. They use the Engineering Design Process to test and determine the most efficient place to install their turbines and converters while considering wave zones, whale migration patterns, shifting winds, and a possibly unstable ocean floor. (Grade 5 students will calculate the energy output and cost based on the parts used in construction)