This activity requires participants to design a wind-powered car. Regardless of age, everyone seems to have a great time with this – even adults! For younger children, assistance will be needed to use scissors and put the components together. For a written lesson and instructions, visit the KidWind Class Activities page at https://kidwind.org/activity/sail-cars/.
This activity requires participants to design a handheld windmill that can lift weights. It will challenge participants' engineering creativity and ability to manipulate independent and dependent variables. For a written lesson and instructions for this activity, visit the KidWind Class Activities page at https://kidwind.org/activity/macgyver-windmills/.
100 small experiments! Create a wind turbine, solar boat, power a house with a wind turbine, etc. This might be best used as a teacher demo kit.
Students can explore energy, electricity, hydropower, and ocean energy technologies with this kit! The kit comes with teacher and student guides, as well as all the equipment you see pictured. It does need additional materials, contact us for more information!
NGSS: MS-PS3-2, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-4, and MS-ESS3-1
Power an electrical circuit by solar panel or a wind tunnel! Generate hydrogen through water electrolysis and convert it into electricity using a PEM fuel cell. Ability for 9 different experiments and 10 class periods.
NOTE: During KidWind season (January through early April), schools participating in the KidWind Challenge are given priority and it is on a first-come, first-served basis. Make sure to submit your request to borrow a wind tunnel as soon as possible. Each coach will be able to check out a wind tunnel for 2 weeks.
