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Today was the first day for Year 7 and 8 Extension and we learnt about Wind Energy and Wind Turbines. We were split into 5 groups of 3 and one group was split into 4. My group was with Atawhai and also Finau. Each group was given a pen and a paper and we had to brainstorm about what we think wind energy is used for. My group thought of wind turbines and windmills first, so did other groups. We sketched a fair bit of Wind Turbines on our paper and then we thought of some other ways wind energy is used!
Finau thought of a Wind Blower which I thought was pretty smart because, obviously, it uses wind! So we sketched out a wind blower. Next we thought of heaters, air conditioning, hair dryers and also a compass! We weren't sure if compasses had anything to do with wind but we put it down just in case. We thought maybe the wind had something to do with how compasses know where north, east, south and west are!
When it was time to share our ideas, I had to present it and it went out pretty smooth. My group and I also thought of sailing/surfboarding because in order to move while doing those activities, you need air to push you on the water. No air, no moving!
Conclusion:
This activity was really fun and each group is working onto a google slide presentation about Wind Energy/Wind Turbines. Each group had to take out a piece of paper that either said 'against' or 'for'. If you get 'against' then you have to go against Wind Turbines. If you get 'for' then you will be supporting Wind Turbines. My group got 'against'! We were really happy with it and we are working on the presentation that we will share on our blogs later on the term!
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