In InnovatED for 2019, term 3, I have chosen to do the emissions goal. I am going to create a vertical wind turbine with a clay base a steel wire reinforce straw supports. I am using a DC motor which is geared to a large cardboard fan (maybe a different material later) which will hopefully generate enough electricity to power a LED in a small cardboard house. the finished product is hopefully no bigger than 1 meter tall and 1 meter wide. The structure will probably survive high winds.

 

I had created the frame work and it turns out that the wire was more flimsy then I thought. I might add more wire to strengthen the structure but the main thing that will be damaged is the wind turbine on the top. I might also strengthen the structure with a cardboard tube. I will create the wind turbine blades with thin but strong cardboard and gear it to the motor which has a wire running down it to the clay base I have prepared. The turbine in theory on a windy day might generate enough electricity to power a LED. I used creativity to create the structure and attempt to strengthen it. I used problem solving to also try to strengthen it.