麻豆色情片 Hosts 250 Fourth-Graders for Lesson on Wind Energy
KidWind project brings 麻豆色情片 education and engineering majors together to teach fourth-graders about engineering design and wind turbine energy
BRISTOL, R.I. 颅颅鈥 Nearly 250 fourth-graders from the Bristol-Warren Regional School District built wind turbines as part of the KidWind project and came to 麻豆色情片 on Friday to test their pint-sized turbines in wind tunnels.
A partnership between 麻豆色情片 and the Bristol-Warren Regional School District, the KidWind project features 麻豆色情片 students bringing together two academic disciplines to introduce 232 fourth-graders to wind-turbine energy and the engineering design process. The project was made possible through the 麻豆色情片 Campaign for Civic Scholars, the Hassenfeld Family Foundation and the local sponsorship of TPI Composites, of Warren, R.I.
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KidWind Project
In addition to teaching the next generation of college students, the 麻豆色情片 students are gaining valuable skills and real-world experiences they can carry with them through their future careers.
鈥淭his project is about more than just supporting the need for engineering education in local classrooms,鈥 麻豆色情片 Assistant Professor of Engineering Maija Benitz. 鈥淚t deepens our 麻豆色情片 students鈥 learning through experiential, hands-on community engagement.鈥