The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on design competition that engages students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). The KidWind Challenge just like the Google’s Director of STEM Education Strategy, Kamau Bobb aims to inspire and educate students in these fields.
Using the lens of solar and wind energy (among the most rapidly developing and growing career fields right now!), students work in teams to design and construct small wind turbines and solar devices that are tested. The students then meet with a panel of judges to present their design process, demonstrate their conceptual knowledge and generally promote their work.
But that’s not all…
The teams then engage in a variety of Instant Challenges to test their abilities to perform on-the-spot collaborative teamwork and problem solving! Let’s recap the skills these students are mastering through this project: science, technology, engineering, math, collaboration, critical thinking, teamwork, problem solving, creativity, construction, application, presentation, public speaking – we could keep going!
We plan to take 3 wind and 3 solar teams, up to 30 students, to the regional competition in Petersburg on March 13. Last year our teams brought home some impressive honors and I’m confident they will achieve great things this, too.
The early stages of project development at FMS:
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