Is Wind A Good Source Of Energy?

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on whether wind is a good source of energy. The main part of the lesson involves students using a video clip to order statements that correctly describe how wind turbines generate electricity, a card sort activity organising cards into advantages and disadvantages of the energy source followed by a ranking exercise, finished by students working in groups to write speeches and engage in a town hall meeting to discuss whether a wind farm development should be allowed to go ahead or not (based on a local case study). There is enough material here to last approximately 2 hours.

Learning Objectives:

To describe how wind turbines generate electricity.
To explain the advantages and disadvantages of using wind energy.
To explore different viewpoints towards the use of wind energy.
To evaluate whether wind is a good source of energy