| Content Provider | Alter Enterprise Wildlife Viewing | |
| Contact Information | Tracy Holland tracy@alterenterprise.com 1121 E Broadway Suite 125 Missoula, MT 59802 United States Phone: (406) 550-0292 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 30 Please contact us before the lesson if there will be more than 30 students | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 5 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Career Education, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Sciences, Technology/Information Science | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Best Practice, Language Arts/English, Reading, Technology/Information Science | |
| Program Description | Students will gain an understanding of how a wind turbine operates to create electricity. We will discuss how electricity to traditionally generated and how wind energy can help supplement and in some areas replace traditional methods. We will also discuss the pros and cons of wind energy. The teacher will be given an outline for a wind energy to do with his/her students as a follow up activity. | |
| Program Format | This lesson will look at the following four questions during this presentation: 1. What is electricity? 2. How is electricity generated? 3. How does a wind turbine work? 4. What are the pros and cons to wind energy? 5. Time for student questions | |
| Objectives | 1. Participants will be able to define electricity 2. Participants will be able to list parts of a wind turbine and discuss how a wind turbine generates electricity 3. Participants will discuss pros and cons of wind energy | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | NS.5-8.1 SCIENCE AS INQUIRY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- * Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry * Understandings about scientific inquiry NS.5-8.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding * Properties and changes of properties in matter * Motions and forces * Transfer of energy NS.5-8.5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop-- * Abilities of technological design * Understandings about science and technology NT.K-12.5 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TOOLS * Students use technology to locate, evaluate,and collect information from a variety of sources. * Students use technology tools to process data and report results. * Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks. NT.K-12.6 TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM- SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING TOOLS * Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions. * Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world. | |
| Program Length | 1 hour | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | By Request Cost: $110.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $110.00 What's this? | |
| Program Fee Notes | Due to lack of payment by previous registrants, payment for this program is due BEFORE the program starts; unless other arrangements have been made with the provider. | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature i.e. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP |