{"id":586922,"date":"2021-09-23T16:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=586922"},"modified":"2022-01-18T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:38:04","slug":"eco-activity-create-your-own-wind-turbine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/eco-activities\/eco-activity-create-your-own-wind-turbine\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Activity: Create your own wind turbine!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wind-feature.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wind-feature.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wind-feature-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wind-feature-324x160.jpeg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Wind can do a lot of things; it can make our hair dance (making us look like movie stars), it can blow away our homework, but did you know that it\u2019s also one of the fastest growing sources of electricity in the world and in Canada?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right! Energy from wind turbines accounted for 5.1% of electricity generation in Canada as of 2018. What makes wind so great? It\u2019s sustainable and renewable! For today\u2019s eco-activity, we\u2019re going to create our very own wind-turbine out of paper.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staticapp.icpsc.com\/icp\/resources\/mogile\/1309481\/4526c5eea2e8712fe2291895bc04a1da.pdf?f_type=file&amp;f_name=Paper%20Wind%20Turbine%20template.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Print out your template<\/a>&nbsp;and follow the steps below to get started!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-3.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"284\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/turbinetemplate.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586926\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Scissors<\/li><li>Coloured pencils, markers, or crayons,&nbsp;<\/li><li>A dress pin<\/li><li>A bead<\/li><li>An eraser&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Print out your paper wind turbine template<\/li><li>Cut out both the tower and the blades<\/li><li>Decorate your tower and blades as you wish with coloured pencils, markers, or&nbsp;crayons&nbsp;<\/li><li>Fold the inside surface of the tower (the side that isn\u2019t decorated) as indicated on&nbsp;the template<\/li><li>Complete your tower<\/li><li>Bend the blades slightly to create a tilt angle<\/li><li>Place your dress pin through the centre of your blade, through a bead, through the&nbsp;top of your tower, and finally through an eraser to keep it all together<\/li><li>Place your wind turbine somewhere with a breeze and watch it spin!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"188\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/threeimagegs.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/threeimagegs.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/threeimagegs-300x94.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>How awesome is your new windmill?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/climate-change-2\/the-power-of-the-wind?utm_source=iContact&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Membership+Team&amp;utm_content=Sep23ecoactivity+BHC+ENBRIDGE+SHAW+FORTIS%3A+Members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the power of the wind and other types of renewable energy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/get-the-app\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"135\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/captainconservation.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/captainconservation.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/captainconservation-300x68.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider revslider\" data-modal=\"false\" data-slidertitle=\"Daily Activity Get App Footer\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Daily Activity Get App Footer REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.7.41 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_146_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_146_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.7.41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; 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