KidWind
Challenge
a competition organized by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power
and Renewable Energy Alaska Project
The KidWind Challenge is a wind turbine design contest for students in grades 6-12.
Students design and construct their own wind turbines in teams of up to four. The
purpose of the KidWind Challenge is to introduce youth to scientific concepts through a
fun competition designed to immerse students in the hands on process of learning how
wind turbines work.
Through the KidWind Challenge, students
work together to design a turbine that
creates the most electricity. Students
determine the size, shape, and number of
blades to maximize the efficiency of their
turbine, competing against each other and
students in other schools.
Photo courtesy C.Pike, ACEP/UAF.
The turbines are tested and judged based
on their performance, construction
quality, material selection, level of
creativity and innovation. Students must
also demonstrate knowledge of wind
energy principles as part of the judging
criteria.
Want more information?
Photo courtesy C.Pike, ACEP/UAF.
acep.uaf.edu/outreach-education/kidwind-challenge
Contact Melody Moen at
melody.moen@alaska.edu or
(907) 474-1143.