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WIND VS. SOLAR ENERGY LINKS: www.ducksters.com/science/environment/wind_power.php
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​www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/windenergy.html
​www.ducksters.com/science/environment/solar_power.php
​www.renewableenergyhub.co.uk/main/solar-panels/how-do-solar-panels-work-for-kids/
https://rayahsolar.com/blog/solar101/solar-for-kids/
​www.brainpop.com/search/?keyword=Wind+Energy

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JANE GOODALL:

www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757121
www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/jane_goodall.php 
 www.brainpop.com/science/famousscientists/janegoodall/

READ THIS ARTICLE AND USE A CURRENT EVENTS FORM TO WRITE A SUMMARY AND RESPONSE. USE NON-FICTION SUMMARIZING RUBRIC TO HELP YOU:urbanintellectuals.com/malawian-teen-taught-build-windmill-junk-brought-power-village-learned-library-books/?fbclid=IwAR1n9RF-Vj8vsKAxkzX_Rf0r3Qr088J6hAuFvOx8920mtfJATFPTaLVB3rQ

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ROOTS AND SHOOTS: www.rootsandshoots.org/

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WIND ENERGY AND THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND:

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Read two articles about Wind energy: https://newsela.com/read/overview-wind-power/id/21003/
Write a short response to summarize the disagreement between any two people or organizations in the article. If you were to support the claims made by only one of these parties, who would it be? Why?

https://newsela.com/read/lib-windiest-spot-wind-power/id/52468/write/?collection_id=339

Write a short paragraph that explains the central idea of the article. Use at least two details from the article to support your response.

Read article about William: ABOUT WILLIAM K: Qctuals.com/mahttps://urbanintellewAR1n9RF-Vj8vsKAxkzX_Rf0r3Qr088J6hAuFvOx8920mtfJATFPTaLVB3rlawian-teen-taught-build-windmill-junk-brought-power-village-learned-library-books/?fbclid=I

Read together: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-it-comes-to-climate_b_9994172
Watch his TED talk and video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlgyDAMupw
​Complete What? So What What Now? ACTIVITY SHEET



http://www.williamkamkwamba.com/


Use the information in
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, other resources and
http://www.movingwindmills.org/
 to write a newspaper article about William and his
windmill. Don’t forget the 5 W’s and 1 H
while writing your article.