Solar, Wind, and Water Power

STEAM Workshops for Kids and Teens

Learn about renewable energy sources in your community and build a working model to take home

Details:

  • Hands-on workshop led by author Kathy Ceceri cover background and history of renewable energy.

  • Printable instructions available.

  • Price includes all crafts materials, motors, and lights (except programmable electronics and accessories) and travel.

  • Programmable components for coding classes are provided for use during class. Kits available for purchase!

  • Many of these workshops also work great outdoors!

Wind Sock and Waterwheel

  • Recommend for ages 7-9

  • Length 60 minutes

  • Maximum 20 participants

Light-Up Windmill

  • Recommend for ages 9-12

  • Length 60 minutes

  • Maximum 15 participants

Solar Home and Coding Workshops

  • Recommend for ages 10-14

  • Length 2 hours

  • Maximum 15 participants

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Clean Energy Coding Workshops for Teens

Learn about the technology behind solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources by designing and building working models that use sensors and data monitors to maximize power production and minimize energy waste. No programming experience necessary! Some of the projects you can try:

  • Smart Home Lights — Learn about sensors and use them to turn on the garage door lights when it gets dark

  • Hydropower Dam Monitor — Program a reservoir level sensor and use it to open and close dam spillway gates

  • Wind Speed Data — Connect an anemometer to a computer to plot wind speed on a graph

  • Wind Tower FAA Lights — Add a blinking LED that only turns on at night when a plane is near

Details:

  • Workshops include use of small, inexpensive microcontrollers like the BBC micro:bit and programmable hardware (kits available for sale).

  • You provide laptops or desktop computers (limited laptops available to borrow).

  • We’ll be programming with free, online software including MIT’s Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode software.

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