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Virtual Field Trip: Floating Wind Farms

Virtual Field Trip Tomorrow and Resources for the Classroom  The NOVA collection on PBS LearningMedia contains resources from NOVA's broadcast and digital productions that educators can use to spark and enrich student knowledge of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics).   Take your students on a virtual field trip to explore wind farm technology, and check out these related resources from NOVA on PBS LearningMedia:  Wind Power Students learn about the benefits and limitations of wind power technologies. Modern wind turbines transform wind energy into electrical energy by capturing wind to turn an electrical generator. Wind farms that produce electricity using wind turbines can be environmentally-friendly sources of electricity. How Farmers Are Building Resilience to Changing Weather Patterns Learn how farming strategies, such as no-till farming, can help build resilience to impacts of climate change. Use this resource to enable students to consider the impacts of changing weather patterns due to climate change and evaluate how farmers are responding to them. Deciding Your City's Energy Future In this self-paced interactive lesson, students analyze data provided in graphs and maps concerning the availability, cost, reliability, and environmental impact of different energy sources. They use what they learn from the lesson materials to make an evidence-based argument that supports their decision.  Virtual Field Trip This Thursday Learn how scientists are harnessing wind energy in the ocean Have you ever heard of a FLOATING wind farm? There is a lot of wind blowing out in the ocean and scientists are creating innovative solutions to harness that renewable energy.   On Thursday, June 1 at 1PM ET, join NOVA Education as Dr. Habib Dagher,  founding Executive Director of the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Lab, gives us a tour of their state-of-the-art Alfond Wind and Wave Basin, where they simulate turbulent ocean conditions on scale model wind turbines to see if their floating wind turbines are tough enough for ocean storms. REGISTER See what's happening on our social sites Click here to unsubscribe