Wind Power: 20 Projects to Make with Paper

by Clive Dobson

Book Overview

A beginner's guide to wind power and an invitation to experiment with wind and its potential as an energy source.

Wind-powered generators are now used worldwide as a reliable source of "green" energy. How does wind create power? What is wind? What scientific characteristics make pinwheels, windmills and wind turbines spin? What makes them turn faster and more efficiently? Will we ever see a day when every home is powered by its own...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554076595
• ISBN13: 9781554076598
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 5 to Postsecondary