Who Can Catch the Wind?
With the price of oil and gas going up, people are looking for other ways to get the energy they need. One way that is getting new attention is wind power, which generates electricity from windmills and machines called turbines. In the town of Rock Port, Missouri, wind power now supplies all the electricity needed by the 1,300 people who live there. The town is the first in the United States to get all its energy from the wind. With family or friends, find a story in the newspaper about gas, oil or energy costs. Talk about ways people could use less energy or generate more power. Draw a poster showing one idea. Learning Standards: Using written, oral and visual texts to identify and research issues of importance that confront adolescents, their community, their nation and the world; using the craft of the illustrator to convey ideas artistically. 3. Mystery of Flight Amelia Earhart was one of the most famous airplane pilots in history. She was the first woman to fly alone across the At
