The Big Read- Energy Island

We enjoyed sharing this year's Big Read experience with our 4th grade buddies. This year's selection continued the work began last year with the Change Is Simple program and the discussion around the book, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. This year, we read Energy Island and learned about the difference between renewable and non renewable resources. We viewed a video about Samso and then read the book. It was fun to compare the characters in the book to the people in the video. After, we went outside and worked with our buddies to determine the best place to build a windmill at Cutler School. This past week, we created our own anemometers and decided to change the cup size and material. This design change allowed for more rotations per minute.  The children were encouraged to test their anemometers at home. Our thanks to Mrs. Hebert for organizing this school wide program. Here is the link to the video we watched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJxUsXWajo