The KidWind Challenge, which officially kicked off in 2009, is an annual event that allows students to explore the power of wind by building and testing wind turbines and then competing against other teams in their age division (4th-5th, 6th-8th, or 9th-12th). Check out the flyer for the event and watch our 3-minute overview video to see what the competition is like.
The top two winners in each age division from each regional challenge move on to compete in the statewide competition. Winning teams at the statewide KidWind Challenge are invited to the National KidWind Challenge. For 2025, we are hosting six regional challenges in Kansas.
KidWind Challenge aligned Next Generation Science Standards: K-PS2-1, K-2-ETS1-2, 2-PS1-2, 4-PS3-4, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5 ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4, MS-PS3-5, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-3, HS-ETS1-1, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-4
Sign up for one of our upcoming events and check out the additional resources we've put together. If you have any questions or want to talk more about this, please reach out to us at ksenergyprog@ksu.edu.
If you're interested in sponsoring the KidWind Challenge or our other energy-related STEM activities, send us a message! Here's the list of benefits for our 2025 KidWind Challenge Sponsors!
