Earth & Space
How wind turbines spin a generator to make clean electricity — and the myths worth busting.
⏱ Whole lesson ≈ 44 min · pick a tier in the bar, or leave on "All"
Recap of last lesson: solar power.
Solar panels turn ____ into electricity.
What other free, renewable thing could we use to make electricity?
Where have pupils seen wind turbines? Hills, coast, offshore.
Wind turbines use wind to turn their blades, which spins a generator to make electricity. It's wind power — renewable, with no greenhouse gases.
Wind turbines use ____ to make electricity.
What spins inside a turbine to make electricity?
What might be a downside of relying only on wind power?
Teacher models. Watch, then list an advantage and a disadvantage.
Swap the clip: change the ID after /embed/ (now ssqPloBP-zM).
Build a pros/cons list for wind together.
👍 no greenhouse gases · wind is free · can power many homes | 👎 only works when windy · some dislike the look
Play the animation. Bust: turbines kill lots of birds / wind is expensive.
The wind turns the blades, which spin a generator to make electricity.
Watch for: "wind turbines kill lots of birds" and "wind power is really expensive".
Sort statements: advantage or disadvantage of wind?
On your own. Sort each card, then write at your tier.
Tap a card to sort it…
Sort the cards. Then finish: Wind turbines use ____ to make electricity.
Sort them, then write one advantage and one disadvantage of wind power.
Explain how a wind turbine makes electricity, and answer the "birds" myth fairly.
Answer at your tier, then hand it in.
Are wind turbines a big danger to birds? Explain what you know.