Product Description
Film runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Film rating: Not rated. Common Sense Media rates this film as appropriate for ages 12+. We recommend the film for Grades 6 and up.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: The Environmental Crisis (Environmental Science)
Lesson 2: Wind Power: History and Engineering (Engineering, World History)
Lesson 3: Generating Electricity: Dollar Store Physics (Physics)
Lesson 4: The Character of William Kamkwamba (English Language Arts)
Lesson 5: Film as Literature: Understanding Tone (English Language Arts, Film Studies) – The Glossary of Film Terms linked below is valuable for this lesson.
Lesson 6: Helping the Children of Malawi (Economics, Social Studies, Service Learning)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Discussion Guide
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Meeting William
What about You? Getting Involved
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Related Resources
This film and resource is part of our Environmental Studies Lessons set.
An On Demand webinar featuring William Kamkwamba is available through Share My Lesson.
Video Librarian features this film in several articles:
- 5 YA Book to Film Adaptations for High School Students
- The Power of Teaching with Film
- Ten Empowering Movies about Students
- Bringing Books and Films Together to Inspire and Engage Students
- Use Film to Teach About Africa
- Ten Films that Bring Science to Life
Sustainable Development Goals
![Dark yellow background. 2 in the upper left hand corner. Zero Hunger next to the number. Primary art is a white bowl with steam rising out of it.](https://journeysinfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/E_SDG_Icons-02-300x300.webp)
![Deep red square with a white 4 in the upper left-hand corner. Quality Education, in white text, beside the number, and a book and pencil, white stencil style, is the focus art on the red background.](https://journeysinfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/E_SDG_Icons-04-300x300.webp)
![Bright yellow background. 7 in white in upper left hand corner. Affordable and clean energy beside the number. A white sun with a power button on it is the key art in the image.](https://journeysinfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/E_SDG_Icons-07-300x300.webp)
![Dark pink background. 10 in the left-hand corner. Reduced Inequalities beside the number. Central image on the pink background is a not quite complete circle with equal marks inside.](https://journeysinfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/E_SDG_Icons-10-300x300.webp)
![Dark green background color. 13 in the upper left hand corner. Climate Action beside that. Central image on the green background is a white eyeball with what looks like the earth inside of it.](https://journeysinfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/E_SDG_Icons-13-300x300.webp)