The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Week 4

It is January. What time of year is it?

• Time for planting sugarcane

• Back to School Time

• Winter Time

• Time to deep clean the home

What is one of William's next big ideas?

• to build an autmatic feeder for the chickens

• to build a washing machine

• to build a radio antenna and to make a water pump

• to build a new room for the school

What are the dried corncobs used for?

• for compost

• to feed the animals

• to burn for fires

What is biogas?

• fuel made from animal poop

• fuel made from slash burning old crops

• fuel made from the wind

What does William do at Wimbe Primary School?

• Builds the school a windmill

• Builds a new wing at the school

• Starts a science club for students

• Expands the library

Who comes to visit William and see the windmill?

• The president

• His out of town family

• News reporters

• The neighboring villiage

William received great news. He was accepted at the TED Global Conference, was going to travel by plane, and was going to stay in a hotel. What was the best news of all?

• His town would receive more windmills

• He and his family were moving

• He was going to be able to go back to school

• He would be famous

Where was the TED Global Conference?

• United States

• Tanzania

• Switzerland

• Sweden

How long had William been a drop out?

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 6 years

• 5 years

What were Williams two goals?

• to build a windmill for each family with and an indoor stove

• to travel and learn more about windmills and wells

• to go to school and build a windmill large enough to irrigate his family's crops

• to build windmills in neighboring towns and earn money