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Wind, Water & Sun

A Primary Experience

Resources

Books

Energy and Power: Environmental Facts and Experiments, Sally Morgan and Rosie Harlow. Kingfisher publications, 1995 (ISBN 1-85697-609-2)

Rootabaga Stories, Part I: How They Bring Back the Village of Cream Puffs When the Wind Blows It Away. Carl Sandburg (Harcourt Brace, 1992)

Kits/ Toys

Additional Water Play Toys

Solar Kit: K'nex 10 project Solar Kit, Toys R Us, $39.95.

Video

The Magic School Bus video # 210: x, Teacher's Guide.

Links

In searching for activities for younger children, I found the following. I am sure there are many others. If you find more and would like to add them to this list please e-mail the URL to greig@4j.lane.edu

Sun Energy

Greenhouse Effect
Make A Thermometer
Energy and Science Projects for Students - Jobs the Sun Does
Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven
Solar Hot Dog Cooker
What Stores Solar Energy Best?

Water Energy

Energy Quest -- Energy Education from the California Energy Commission
Energy and Science Projects for Students - Experiment With Water to Produce Energy
Steamboat Power
Wind Energy
Energy and Science Projects for Students - Measuring the Wind
From Windmills to Whirligigs
Parachuting Pinwheel - Science Museum of Minnesota
Air (Theme Cluster) - Science Museum of Minnesota
Investigating Wind Energy
Anemometer