Alliant Energy Kids-http://www.alliantenergykids.com/stellent2/groups/public/documents/pub/phk_ee_re_001502.hcsp#P-4_0
This page has basic information about using the wind as a source of energy, instructions for making wind powered toys, and links to many other sites about wind as a source of energy.

EERE Wind Power- http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/
This page from the US Department of Energy has links to information on wind power, including how wind energy is created and usage in the United States.

Energy Kids Page- Wind Energy- http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/wind.html
This page from the US Department of Energy has information about wind energy, its history, and wind machines and how they work.

Wind Curriculum for K-12- http://www.awea.org/education/curriculum/
This page is from the American Wind Energy Association. It provides a curriculum for teaching about wind enrgy. The lessons are divided into 4 groups by grade level: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, and 7-12.

Wind Energy Basics- http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_wind.html
The page from the National Renewable Energy Lab gives basic information on how wind is used as a source of energy. There are also links to other resources including an animation of a wind turbine and state wind resource maps.

Wind Energy Basics- http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/basics/index.cfm
This page is from the US Department of the Interior. It contains basic information that was used when preparing an environmental impact report on wind turbines. There are links to diagrams, photos and maps.

Investigating Wind Energy- http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy/windguide.htm
This web site is a Franklin Institute Science Museum unit on wind energy. There are several inquiry-based activities to explore wind energy and its uses.

 

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