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2017 South Brunswick Reads

 

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

 

William Kamkwamba

with Bryan Mealer

 

 

 

Adult Readers' Version Find it at SBPL

Middle Readers' Version Find it at SBPL

Picture Book Version Find it at SBPL

SB Reads poster 2017.pdf

 

 

TedTalk Page

 

Author Website

 

 

Activities:

 

Bookmark from Jodi Mahoney, Principal at Greenbrook:SB Reads Theme 2017.docx

 

 

Science Rocks Windmill Challenge

http://nj.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/arct14.sci.zwindmill/windmills/

 

Exploring Windmill Design

http://nj.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.matter.zmill/exploring-windmill-design/

 

Playful Pinwheels

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp305-01.shtml

 

Wind Energy Activities from Stem-Works

http://stem-works.com/subjects/2-wind-energy/activities

 

Windmill Toilet Paper Roll Activity

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/netherlands/mwindmill.htm

 

Wind Energy Activities from Kids Ahead

http://kidsahead.com/subjects/2-wind-energy/activities

 

 

Lesson Plans:

 

Teaching and Resource Guide from Boston University Libraries

https://www.bu.edu/library/guide/resource-guide-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/

 

Catching the Wind: Designing Windmills: Engineering is Elementary (Gr. 1-5)

http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/curriculum-units/catching-wind-designing-windmills 

 

Windmills: Putting Wind Energy to Work (Grades 3-5)

http://nj.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.engin.design.lp_windmill/windmills-putting-wind-energy-to-work/

 

Working with Wind Energy (MS/HS)

http://tryengineering.org/lessons/workingwithwind.pdf

 

Wind Energy Lesson Plans and Resource Guide (All grades)

http://www.efmr.org/edu/wind2009.pdf

 

Wind Power (HS)

http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/wind.html

 

 

Learn More:

Energy Story

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter16.html