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Challenge Goals
The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on design competition where student teams showcase their small-scale wind turbines and solar structure designs.
To get students excited about the promise and opportunities of clean energy and its relationship to global climate change;
To foster opportunities for students to build, test, explore, and understand clean energy technology at a manageable scale;
To get all students—particularly girls and underrepresented populations—excited about careers in fields related to clean energy;
To build the capacity of teachers, coaches, and other educators to better understand clean energy technology and development, as well as its promise and limitations;
To connect students to meaningful pathways and diverse representations in the clean energy workforce.
In-Person Challenges
The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on design competition where student teams showcase their small-scale wind turbines and solar structure designs.
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Online Challenges
The online challenge allows students to construct and test wind turbines and/or solar devices, and share the results with the KidWind community. Anyone, anywhere, can participate online.
Simulation Challenge
The Simulation Challenge allows students from all over the United States to explore wind turbine blade and wind farm design in a game-like environment.
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Art Challenge
KidWind, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office, called upon students from around the nation to create artwork featuring wind energy.
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