Be Smart
Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
I smell a great video. Viewers learn how the smell of rain originates from various sources, and how ozone and organic material work to produce the recognizable smell.
MinuteEarth
How Tall Can Mountains Be?
Currently, the tallest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest at 8,848 meters above sea level. The video discusses how tall a mountain might reach based on gravity, rock density, and other factors such as plate tectonics and erosion.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Wind Story: Wind Power
The characteristics of wind power as a source of clean energy are described in this animated movie.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exploring Windmill Design
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design a windmill that can be powered by a hair dryer. [3:38]
Learn Engineering
Learn Engineering: Wind Turbine Design
A video exploring wind turbine design by looking at the impact of blades, blade shape, blade length, and tower height. See how all these variable affect the ability of the turbine to maximize power output. Site also includes an article...
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Tour a Wind Turbine
Get a first hand tour of a wind turbine in this video. [4:42]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Wind Power Careers in Wyoming
A look at new careers offered in wind energy at community colleges in the state of Wyoming. The role of wind power technicians is discussed as is the program they take. A video clip is included. [2:34]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Physics Videos: Wind Energy
Learn about wind generators before you make a model windmill for yourself, watch it in action and then calculate its power output. [9:56]
PBS
Pbs: Nova Labs: Wind Power
A good argument for the use of wind power lays out both the benefits and the challenges of using this alternative energy source. [2:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wind Power
How can we make wind power available for all communities? This video explores how windmills can generate electricity for our society. [2:33]
Museum of Science
Eie: Engineering Is Elementary: Designing a Windmill
Students focus on the mechanical engineering problem of capturing wind energy to do work as they imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their own windmills.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Wind
Kathryn Johnson, an electrical engineer, studies large utility-scale wind turbines, and looks at how to make the turbines more efficient in order to capture as much of the wind's energy as possible. Other scientists are working with...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: William Kamkwamba: How I Harnessed the Wind (Asl Translation)
In his TED Talk, young inventor William Kamkwamba of Malawi discusses how he created a windmill in order to provide power and energy to his community during a time of famine. This American Sign Language translation is 10 minutes, 42 seconds
National Geographic
National Geographic: Energy 101: Wind Turbines
Learn how improvements in are being made with capturing wind power with this video discussing modern wind turbines. Includes teacher resources for learning. [2:16]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: The Road to the New Energy Economy: Wind Energy
The National Science Foundation and Discover Magazine hosted a congressional briefing series examining what steps must be taken to ensure clean, abundant wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy for America's future. [40:53]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Fan and Blow
In a clip from Curious George, investigate with George how wind can move things. [2:05]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 3 Part 2
Students predict, test, observe, and describe how sails made of different materials and shapes catch the wind. [14:11]
Other
Ge: Ecomagination: Wind Turbines at Arklow, Ireland
In this brief video, learn about the wind turbines generating power off the coast of Arklow, Ireland.
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [13:38]
Museum of Science
Ei E: Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills Lesson 1
A storybook introduces the engineering challenge and context. In this story, Leif, a boy from Denmark, learns about mechanical engineering as he designs his own windmill. [12:42]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing Future Cities: Alternative Energy
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a class as they design a city of the future that will use solar, wind, and water power to fuel its economy. [2:12]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Designing a Puff Mobile
The air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. [3:24]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Energy Sources
This video segment illustrates a variety of energy sources used to generate electricity, some of which are in use and some of which are under exploration. [6:09]
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Engineering Videos: Kinetic Beach Creatures
Head to the beaches of Holland to find artist, sculptor, and inventor Theo Jansen and his amazing collection of kinetic beach creatures which roam around freely while harnessing the power of the wind. [2:38]
Other popular searches
- Windmill Energy
- Energy From Wind
- Wind and Water Energy
- Wind and Energy
- Solar Power/wind Cars
- Thermal Energy Windmill