On April 3, 2019, Penn State’s College of Engineering and Center for Science and the Schools hosted the PA KidWind Challenge 2019 at Penn State University Park. The annual event is a student-oriented wind turbine design contest where middle and high school students design and construct their own small-scale wind turbines with the goal of creating a device that is efficient, elegant, and highly functional. Students are judged on turbine performance in a small-scale wind tunnel and on turbine design quality, process, and knowledge of the wind industry.
PA KidWind 2019 Students
Two students involved in the KidWind Challenge make adjustments to their team’s wind turbine before having it tested in the wind tunnel.
PA KidWind student turbine
A student involved in the KidWind Challenge places his team’s wind turbine in the wind tunnel for testing.
PA KidWind 2019 Poster
Students involved in the KidWind Challenge design and present posters explaining the importance of renewable energy resources, such as wind.
PA KidWind 2019 students in wind tunnel
Two students involved in the KidWind Challenge set up their small-scale wind turbine in the wind tunnel for testing.
PA KidWind turbine
An example of a model wind turbine designed by students for the KidWind Challenge.
PA KidWind 2019 Teams
More than 160 students from 23 middle schools and 11 high schools in Pennsylvania competed in the PA KidWind Challenge 2019.
PA KidWind 2019 Scoring
A team of students participating in the KidWind Challenge observe their scores after testing its wind turbine in the wind tunnel.
