Leif is a young boy who loves to study the weather! He uses his own weather collection tools to track the weather and share this information with his friend Dana, who has recently moved. Leif also LOVES to make observations around him. Noticing that the fish in his pond are having a hard time breathing, he must find a way to get the fish more air before they die. He decides to request the help of Dana's mom, who is a mechanical engineer. Learning about how machines require energy to move their parts, Leif uses wind turbines and windmills as his inspiration. Leif and Dana work in a team to design a machine that can catch the wind and help the fish breathe easier. They explore how machines work, the materials used to design them, and ultimately, use the engineering design process to make sure the windmill they design catches the most wind for the fish!
Key vocabulary: mechanical engineer, machines, materials, properties, energy, windmill, wind turbine
Key vocabulary: mechanical engineer, machines, materials, properties, energy, windmill, wind turbine
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