ENERGY PROJECT
STEM DESIGN PROJECT - UNIT I- ORIENTATION IN SPACE AND TIME GRADE 8_2022
Project Name The hydropower turbine
Project Team # Members (You can name
your team)
Member #1 (NAME)
Luna Rangel
Member #2 (NAME) Beatriz Baiardi
Member #3 (NAME) Mariana Doria
Member #4 (NAME) Bernardo Rocha
Project Theme What’s the type of energy?
The type of energy we choose is hydroelectric energy. Hydroelectric
energy is the one that is formed by transforming the power of water
into electrical energy.
Need:
Write a short paragraph to answer the following questions:
Introduction:
We decided to make a little hydropower turbine. This turbine has the function of
transforming the power ( moviment ) of the water that comes from the rain into
electricity. We decided to store the water that comes from the rain and transform it
into electricity with our turbine. A water turbine is a very important element in
hydroelectric plants or even at home to produce electrical energy and use it to take
showers, use electronics...
What’s the purpose of our project?
The purpose of our project is to use this turbine at home to produce electrical energy
and use it to take showers, make food, use electronics... That kinetic energy will move
the turbine that is connected in a generator generating electric energy. To Summarize,
our purpose for doing this project is to create a water turbine which will be inside a
hydroelectric plant creating electrical energy that's used for many things.
Why did we choose it?
We chose it because we think it’s very cool and very interesting to produce electric
energy by the force of the water.
What is its functionality?
The functionality of our turbine it’s to use it in our home to produce electric energy and
use it to generate light, move engines and make work many electric products like
frisberers, showers or a computer.
Pros: Cons:
What are the Advantages of your project? Does your project have any possible or
The advantages of our project are: imaginable flaws?
-It’s very easy to make that turbine Yes, it has some imaginable flaws. For
-It’s made with recycle materials example, our turbine it’s small, so it will not
-It’s sustainable and help the
produce a very big quantity of water.
environment creating energy with that Does your prototype generate a small quantity
little action of energy?
-It’s small so doesn't take up much We imagine that our turbine will produce
space enough energy, not too much and not too
small, even though the turbine it’s not too
What are the Advantages that the energy big.
your prototype generates?
The advantages of the energy used in our What can be the difficulties to create or
project is: implement your idea?
-The water source is cheaper Some difficulties could be:
-Water-powered plant are agile and
responsive -It produce a good quantity of energy, but
-It’s a clean and renewable energy
What’s the social importance of your
project?
The social importance of your project is
that we can use that turbine to produce not sufficiently to the whole house, so you
electrical energy and use this electrical
energy to generate light, move engines
and make work many electric products
like frisberers, showers or a computer. would need to buy more than one turbine to
generate energy for the whole house.
-It's fragile
-Our turbine works through the movement
of rainwater, so it depends a lot on the rain
to generate energy.
Prototype and Materials
Explain here or share your prototype here.
This would be our prototype
VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE IT: [Link]
You can share images, videos, or a paragraph explaining it. If you have your tinkercad
project, you may share the images here.
What materials would you use to create?
MATERIALS:
-Acrylic circle
-Spoons
-Bottle cap
-Generator
-Pencil
-Ruler
-Hot glue
What are the costs of the materials? (You may list them or prepare a table)
PRICES:
-Acrylic circle: R$ 38,80
[Link]
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-Plastic spoons: R$ 5,00
[Link]
-Bottle cap: R$ 1,68
[Link]
500ml/p/MLB18393239
-Generator: R$ 159,05
[Link]
-Pencil: R$ 1,50
[Link]
-Ruler: R$ 8,90
[Link]
-Hot glue: R$ 19,90
[Link]
leoarte/p
References or Support Material
Are there any videos, books, texts, or websites that helped you with your idea? Share them
here
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