The boy who harnessed the Wind.

 

The story of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (by William Kamkwamba) is perfect and ideal for use in my Geography class (3rd Year of ESO). It helps us to explain concepts such as low-tech versus hi-tech, appropriate technology and wind energy as a renewable energy. To reinforce the story, we have built a pan flute/syrinx that would try to imitate the wind and castanets that would reproduce the sound of the metal parts of the windmill. Adapted Story (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind) William is a poor schoolboy from a village in Malawi. The country is devastated by famine and drought. The government does very little or nothing. The crops also fail, so people have to sell their properties to survive, and many try to leave to escape the drought. William and his friend Geoffrey realise that one of the main problems in the village is the lack of electricity, without which people can neither power their homes nor pump water to grow their crops. So, they come up with a plan to use simple technology to bring electricity to the village. They decide to build a windmill with recycled goods.


The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer (Hardcover)

Mª Isabel Gejo-Santos

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