4-H Wind Project

• Design and engineer a paper sailboat.
• Design and build a wind turbine that lifts a load.
• Design and build two wind turbines, one with high solidity and one with low solidity.
• Design and build a wind turbine that uses wind power to create electricity.
• Design and engineer a wind-powered machine, vehicle or sculpture.

• Create a tetraflexagon for gauging wind speed.
• Observe and measure wind speed.
• Read and interpret wind maps and charts.
• Research wind farm facts.
• Evaluate successful school wind projects.
• Communicate the influences of wind and wind machines on daily life using art and literature.

• Investigate how wind energy is transferred to a pinwheel.
• Redesign pinwheels to observe changes in performance.
• Investigate how motors and generators work.

Create a poster, notebook or display of a Power of the Wind project. Some specific ideas are:

• Make a brochure of different careers required to build a wind farm. Include descriptions of careers, technologies they used, educational requirements and other interesting facts you think are important.
• Demonstrate a wind-powered vehicle, machine or sculpture or other item you’ve designed, built and tested.
• Create a wind-powered piece of art work (something that might move or change in the breeze.)
• Create a scale model of a wind farm.
• Create a wind poster that exemplifies one of the lessons learned in the Power of Wind project.
• Develop a pinwheel display that demonstrates the working power of the wind. (Follow guidelines on Pages 18 and 19 of the manual.) The display should include a notebook description of the effectiveness of at least three different designs or materials with and without rotational symmetry.
• Create a wind as energy display. This should be the 4-H’er’s original design. Include a notebook of why the item was designed and how it harnesses the power of the wind.
• Create a photo journal of wind turbines and wind-related projects in your state and/or surrounding states.

• Organize a debate on the pros and cons of a wind energy issue.
• Demonstrate your wind energy creation.
• Present a speech and/or illustrated talk about a wind energy topic.
• Write a children’s book for your CloverBud group to explain the work of one of the early electrical pioneers.

• Compose a news article for your local paper that would help community members learn about wind power.
• Explore how wind energy has affected rural communities

• Teach the “Wired for Wind” national science experiment.
• Conduct a wind fair with other members in your club to showcase your wind projects.
• Teach one of the Power of Wind lessons.

• Create a career guide for alternative-energy careers.
• Job shadow a wind-energy professional in your community.

National 4-H Curriculum:

• Power of the Wind Youth Guide (DC101)
• Helper’s Guide (DC201)
• National 4-H Power of the Wind – Grab and Go Lesson Downloads
• Educational Trunk:
  • Wired for Wind Trunk (Reserve through your county Extension office)

• Kidwind
• NDSU Energy
• American Wind Energy Association

• Planning for My Project Adventure (PA093) (Ages 8-10)
• 4-H Project Plan (PA095)
• 4-H Plan of Action (PA096) (Ages 11-18)
• ND 4-H Participation Summary for 11 to 19 year olds (PA098)