Saat)he UU Semen Dera Scenes ane Cee! Ee eed Sater ones ie eemaescul Pu em eee anne Why are these types of energy Oe eeeee PRE-READING A. Do you know how we can use the wind to.generate energy? Discuss your with a partner. BB. Look atthe picture on this page, Write Your answers to these questions. 1. What do you think the energy kite oes? 2. How do you think the nargy kite works? ©. Look atthe infographic on page 110. ‘What do you think the mainclferences are between a traditional wind turbine and the energy kite? “There is incredible power in the wind,” according to inventor Saul Griffith. He estimates that wind has more than enough power to provide for our global energy needs 200 times over. Now, an idea from a child's toy may help to harness this power. 2 Towering 800 feet (80 meters) above the Earths surface, wind turbines are the most visible—and common—way to hamess the power ofthe wind. Wind power is becoming an important source of energy today. Population growth means we have a greater ‘eed for eneray, especialy energy that does ot add to global warming. According to the US. Department of Energy, one megawat of wind energy can provide power for up to 400, homes without producing any carbon _ +> CRITICAL THINKING Inferring. Why do you think Kamkwamba tls the audience about his pas speaking experience? 6om i A WIND-BASED SOLUTION PREVIEWING A. Scan the following excerpt from Kamkwamba's talk. Then discuss the questions below witha partner. [anes book put that knowledge in my hands. I said a windmill could pup water ‘and generate electricity. Pump water meant inigaon, a defonse against hunger, which ‘we were experiencing by tha ime, So | decided I would bull one win for myst But I didn’t have matorias to use, 80 | went to @ scrap yard where | found my materials. Many peopl, inluding my mother, said | was crazy. Hiieiintnispauauuntnaaaeamoeaaaa Iedgaton: supa ana wi a 0 plans wil ow “erp yar las were seal ov eioer bln mle such two ome 1. Why did Kamkwama decide to build a windmil? 2. What materia rom the scrap yard do you think ho used to build his windmil? 1B. Watch (ED the next part of Kamkwambe's TED Talk. Look back at your ideas in Exercise A. Were your answers corract? Cue ct es aTEDTALKS VISUALIZING A PROCESS A. Look atthe diagram of Karkwambs's windmill, What materials do you think he ‘ound in the serap yard? Which materials do you think he found inthe fields? Discuss witha partner. B. How does Kamkwamba's windmill worl ‘Number them from 1108. Put the steps in the correct order. — The pump pumps water —1__ wind moves the PVC Hades ofthe windmi. _— The eich contro pump, — The movement ofthe bindes powers dynamo which generates electricity — Biecticty travels down a copper wie toa site. CRITICAL THINKING ‘Syhesizing. How is Kamkwambe's Innovation sila to and ferent om Jane Chen's idea ‘rom Unit3? What do you think these two pepe have in common? Find out more about Kamkwambats windmill Watch his other TED Talk called “How | bul a wim at TED.com. How did Kamkwamba's experience affect hi? How i his ite ferent today? Share your information wth he lag 10‘You are going to find out about othor innovative solutions to energy probleme. ‘Work with a partner. Go to TED.com and view the following TED Talks. + Taylor Wilon: Yup, bul @ nuclear fusion reactor + Donald Sadoway: The missing fink to renewable energy + dustin Hal-Tipping: Freeing energy frm the grt choose one ofthe talks. With your partn answer the following questions. + Who isthe person giving the talk? What is his! her background? + What motivated ths person to invent something? What problem did helshe want tosoWe? + What is histher innovation? What mato iit made from? How does it work? Fy pe ea eaten Use your answers to create a two-minute presentation. You ean use dlagrams, photos, and video to explain your information Work with two other pars and follow the stops below. | 1. Give your presentations, 2, As you iste, take notes. [tthe end, review your notes. Which TED speakers the mos interesting to you? Why? Learn more about interesting inventions. Go to TED.com and watch Saul Grifit’s TED Talk Evencay Inventions” Share what you lea with your clas,