WindBots: 6-in-1 Wind-Powered Machine Kit

• Grades: 3+
• Number of Students: 1-2 per kit
• Number of Experiments: 6
• Additional Documents: Product Manual

About:

Build six awesome bots that move without any batteries or electricity. The secret behind these fascinating machines is one of the oldest power sources in the world: wind! A full-color manual guides you in assembling six models one at a time from over 130 pieces. 

Build a big-wheel tricycle, quadruped, soaring machine, drilling monster, walking robot, and even a wind-powered yacht. To make them all go, the kit also includes the pieces to build a hand-powered wind generator. As you build and experiment, you will learn about how gears transmit power and torque. Also learn about wind as a power-generating technology — past, present, and future.

• Easy, snap-together assembly requires no glue
• Step-by-step, illustrated instructions
• 6-in-1 engineering kit: build six wind-powered models and a handheld wind generator. Start cranking the generator and watch them go!
• Learn about gear ratios and wind-power technology.
• No batteries or electricity required

NGSS Correlations:

• 4-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
• 2-PS1-3 Matter and Its Interaction
• 4-PS3-2 Energy
• 4-PS3-4 Energy
• K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design