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Educational Materials, Alternative Energy, Application: Physics, KidWind basic turbine building parts

KidWind blade pitch protractor, incredibly helpful for measuring the blade pitch angle on your KidWind turbine.

This balsa wood is pre-shaped in an airfoil shape.

Balsa wood is very lightweight and stiff, and it is perfect for making experimental wind turbine blades.

These dowels are used for designing and testing wind turbine blades and fit into the Wind Turbine Hub.

Chipboard is a stiff, easy to cut, lightweight, low cost, and recyclable material used to make simple wind turbine blades.

Polycrystalline solar cell with wires used for educational purposes.

All you need to add is a wind source, basic tools, and imagination!

Need a tower for your turbine nacelle? This is the same tower that comes in the Basic Wind Experiment Kit and the Advanced Wind Experiment Kit. The wooden tower has a diameter that fits inside 1-inch PVC fittings.

Build a complete turbine by making your own tower and base with PVC pipe (from a hardware store) or use the KidWind Tower and Base Set. You will also need a generator and a way to affix the turbine blades. We recommend using the KidWind Wind Turbine Generator with Wires and a KidWind Hub.