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Material Properties Investigation

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Material Properties Investigation

Wind turbine and various materials illustration

🔬 Part 1: Material Properties Knowledge

1. Which property describes how hard it is to break or bend a material?

Flexibility

Strength

Texture

Weight

2. A wind turbine blade needs to bend in strong winds without breaking. Which property is most important?

Hardness

Flexibility

Colour

Smoothness

3. Check all the structural properties that engineers consider when choosing materials:

Strength

Hardness

Price

Flexibility

Weight

Texture

4. Fill in the blanks:

Steel is chosen for wind turbine towers because it is _____________ and can support heavy loads. The blades are made from lightweight materials because they need to be _____________ enough to move easily in the wind.

📝 Part 2: Object Investigation Record

5. Choose THREE objects from your investigation. Complete the table below:

Object 1: _________________________

Material(s): _________________________

Structural Properties: _________________________

Why these properties suit its use:

Object 2: _________________________

Material(s): _________________________

Structural Properties: _________________________

Why these properties suit its use:

Object 3: _________________________

Material(s): _________________________

Structural Properties: _________________________

Why these properties suit its use:

6. Which material appeared most often in your investigation? Why do you think this is?

🌪️ Part 3: Wind Turbine Design Thinking

7. Imagine you are designing a wind turbine. Match each part with the most important property it needs:
Tower (base)
Blades
Gears inside
Lightweight & flexible
Strong & stable
Hard & durable
8. Explain how understanding material properties helps engineers create better wind turbines:
9. Challenge: Suggest an alternative material for ONE wind turbine part and explain why it would work well:

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