| Do you want to make an easy windmill project for | | | | about the consistency of the wind? What about the |
| school? Would you like to build a windmill or explore | | | | shape and angle of the blades? What can you learn |
| how one works without requiring an extensive amount | | | | about windmill construction from kits like the |
| of engineering knowledge or hours spent on making a | | | | PicoTurbine Windmill Kit? Perhaps you can make a |
| design? Would you like a working windmill that can | | | | better design or a slightly different one based on the |
| generate electricity and give you incredible flexibility to | | | | knowledge you gained from putting together this one. |
| engage in the kinds of experiments that interest you? | | | | Your project could also focus on the history of |
| Then you might want to consider getting a PicoTurbine | | | | windmills and the windmill designs that were used in |
| Windmill Kit. | | | | various cultures at different time periods. Alternatively, |
| A PicoTurbine Windmill, when fully assembled, will | | | | you could investigate the kinds of windmill designs that |
| enable you to not only light up a LED (light-emitting | | | | are emerging today and promise to improve our |
| diode) but also to study the dynamics of alternating | | | | access to energy in the future. What plans exist for |
| current (AC). The LED is able to produce both red and | | | | making wind power more cost-effective? In which |
| green light to show the current as it alternates. | | | | countries, regions, states, and cities is there an |
| An easy windmill project for school could also involve | | | | extensive interest in wind power and why? What |
| working with direct current in the PicoTurbine DC | | | | ideas do you have regarding the future of wind |
| Experiment Kit. This kit also offers you the option to | | | | power? |
| explore how windmill blades can best be designed and | | | | With so many exciting possibilities for an easy windmill |
| placed so as to produce the optimal amount of | | | | project for school, your dilemma will be not finding a |
| electricity. A guide is included, suggesting many fun | | | | good idea for a project, but rather choosing among all |
| experiments you could conduct without any hassles. | | | | the good ideas out there! We wish you the best and |
| Here are a few questions that an easy windmill | | | | hope that this project will be one of the most |
| project for school could address. How does wind | | | | entertaining and informative you ever undertook. Have |
| speed affect the performance of the windmill? What | | | | fun! |