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The Education team have developed over 50 learning resources to enhance students’ learning experience. They have been designed to suit a variety of ages from age 6 to adult and we have suggested relevant stages. However, your choice will depend on your students’ interests, capabilities and priorities.
In the resource lists, we have indicated whether the material gives information, involves student activity and if there is a recording sheet included. Some are suited to working off-site, ( at home or in the classroom), most are useful on-site: some with a guide, some can be teacher-led but with a guide present. The lists show whether it is most suited to preparation before a visit, use during a visit, follow-up after a visit or to enhance distance learning. For a site visit, please print relevant copies, indicated in Red for your group to bring.
Several groups have found it useful to have half their class with the guide and half on a teacher-led activity and then swapping. Clip-boards are very helpful.
To download a resource, click on the number in the left column.
On-site equipment
We provide equipment, including:
- compasses, anemometers, decibel meters and photographs for windfarm guided visits.
- solar panel with voltmeter solar power meter and a solar powered train-set.
| Learning Resources – WindFarm | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Number | Learning Resource/Activity Red to print and bring with | Suitable for Key Stage/ Tertiary/All | Information | Activity | Record Sheet | Recommended Use: Guide, Off-site, Follow Up On-site teacher led All uses |
| Windfarm and the environment | ||||||
| 1. Download | Advantages and disadvantages of wind generated electricity | 3,4 All | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | ||
| 2. Download | Debate advantages and disadvantages of wind farms | 2,3,4 | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | ||
| 3. Download | Dispelling wind myths | 3,4, T | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | ||
| 4. Download | Environmental Effects of Windfarm junior | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | |
| 5. Download | Environmental Effects of Windfarm senior | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | |
| Construction Process | ||||||
| 8. Download | Construction Process Labels to order | 2 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| 9. Download | Construction Process Labels to cut & order | 1,2 | 1 | Off-site | ||
| 10. Download | Construction Process Photographs | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| 11. Download | Construction Photographs Answers | Teacher | 1 | Off-site | ||
| Facts about Windfarm | ||||||
| 21. Download | Westmill Windfarm – Key Facts and Figures | All | 1 | All | ||
| 27. Download | Features of Wind Farm Site record | 2,3,4 | 1 | Guide, Follow-up | ||
| 12. Download | Distribution of electricity | All | 1 | All | ||
| 13. Download | Wind Farm Fact and figures recording exercise snr | 3,4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Guide |
| 14. Download | Wind Farm Fact and figures answers snr | Teacher | 1 | Follow-up | ||
| 15. Download | Wind Farm Fact and figures recording exercise jnr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Guide |
| 16. Download | Wind Farm Fact and figures answers jnr | Teacher | 1 | Follow-up | ||
| How a Turbine Works | ||||||
| 17. Download | How a turbine works explanation linked to ‘Inside a nacelle’ 20 | 2,3,4,T | 1 | 1 | All | |
| 18. Download | Inside a turbine: cut and sort exercise | 2,3 | 1 | Off-site | ||
| 20. Download | Inside a Nacelle with labels | 2,3,4 | 1 | All | ||
| 19. Download | Inside a Nacelle without labels exercise | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Follow up |
| Measure turbines, wind & noise | ||||||
| 23. Download | Measure turbine dimensions | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | On-Site | |
| 24. Download | Measure wind speed and direction | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | On-site | |
| 7. Download | Energy Conversion from Wind by Wind Turbines | 4,T | 1 | 1 | All | |
| 22. Download | Wind roses | 3,4,T | 1 | All | ||
| 6. Download | Noise: Assess & Measure Turbine and Ambient Sounds & compare with other noise levels | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | All |
| Weather | ||||||
| 25. Download | Weather observation with a link to a cloud resource | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | On-Site | |
| Making | ||||||
| 28. Download | Make a weather vane | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 29. Download | Make a wind harp | 1,2,3 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| 30. Download | Make a wind-sock to record wind direction at school | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| Debating | ||||||
| 31. Download | Debate bubbles | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 32. Download | Debate on wind farm | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site | |
| Language skills | ||||||
| 33. Download | High Five | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 34. Download | Letter writing to support or disagree with a windfarm development | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site | ||
| 35. Download | Acrostic | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 36. Download | Poetry Ancient and Modern | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site | |
| 37. Download | A Sound Poem (based on sounds heard on-site) | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 38. Download | Shape Poem | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site |
| 39. Download | Tall Tales | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 40. Download | What Am I? | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site | |
| 41. Download | What’s in a Name? | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 42. Download | Wind word search A | 2,3 | 1 | 1 | Follow-up, Off-site | |
| 43. Download | Wind word search A answers | 2,3 | 1 | Teacher | ||
| Games | ||||||
| 44. Download | Fragile Earth game (reinforcing concepts of saving energy and reducing our carbon footprint) | 1,2,3 | 1 | 1 | Guide, Follow-up, Off-Site | |
| 45. Download | Wind and Coal game (reinforcing concepts of saving energy and reducing our carbon footprint) | 1 | 1 | Guide, Follow-up, Off-site |
| Learning Resources – Solar Park | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Number | Learning Resource/Activity | Suitable for Key Stage/ Tertiary/All | Information | Activity | Record Sheet | Recommended Use: Guide, Off-site, Follow Up On-site teacher led All uses |
| Facts about Solar Park | ||||||
| 60. Download | Solar Farm Facts and Figures | 3,4, T, Adult | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | ||
| 64. Download | Solar Park Energy Production | 3,4,T, All | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | ||
| 69. Download | Environmental Effects of Solar Farm | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | Guide, Follow Up | |
| Importance of the sun | ||||||
| 61. Download | Sun web of life exercise | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| 62. Download | Sun web of life worksheet for printing | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| 63. Download | Sun web of life completed & a question | 2,3,4 | 1 | 1 | Off-site | |
| Collecting energy from the sun | ||||||
| 65. Download | Collecting energy from the sun – thermal collectors | 1,2 | 1 | Off-Site | ||
| 66. Download | Collecting energy from the sun – thermal insulators | 1,2 | 1 | Off-Site | ||
| 67. Download | Collecting energy from the sun – thermal conductors | 1,2 | 1 | Off-Site | ||
| 68. Download | Record table for solar panel meter readings | 3,4,T, All | 1 | 1 | 1 | Guide |