Twenty-two teams from 17 Kansas schools, including teams from Buhler and Hutchinson will travel to Topeka Saturday, March 25th, with their sights set on winning a State title in the Kansas “Kidwind” Challenge. To prepare for the “Kidwind” competition, team members work together to design, build and test a wind turbine using the materials of their choice. Each team’s turbine will be put to the test in a wind tunnel at a wind speed of approximately 11 miles per hour. Scoring is based on turbine performance and efficiency, a knowledge quiz, an instant challenge, and a presentation to judges where the team explains its design process. Paola schools have three teams entered. Sunflower Elementary, Paola Middle School, and Paola High School. One other area team…Baldwin High School is in the competition.
The goal of “Kidwind” is to help students learn key concepts around science, technology, engineering, and math in fun and engaging ways. It also promotes teamwork, problem solving and public speaking.
