Sarah wants to install a wind turbine on her farm, which would convert wind energy to electricity to power her home. She can only afford one wind turbine, so she wants to determine the best location around her farm to harness the wind’s energy most effectively throughout the year. Sarah decides to conduct a science investigation to answer her question A. She could build a miniature model of her farm, and blow air through a straw in different locations to simulate wind.
B. She could create a survey for her friends and neighbors, asking them where they think the wind
turbine would look the coolest.
C. She could conduct an experiment, using a tool to measure wind speed at multiple locations around
her farm, and collect data over a period of one year.
D. She could go on a nature walk every weekend for one year, recording her observations to make an
inference about the best location for the wind turbine.