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.
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.
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.
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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Challenge Resources for Organizers & Educators!
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 invited students from kindergarten through 8th grade across the United States to submit artwork on the theme “Beautiful Wind Energy.”
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