News Release

TOPEKA - The KidWind Regional Challenge scheduled for tomorrow, March 4, at Colby Community College has been rescheduled due to weather concerns. Seven area schools were scheduled to compete in the event, which will now take place on Monday, March 10.

A total of 94 teams from 48 schools are registered to compete in the Kansas KidWind Challenge this year. Student teams work together to design, build and test a wind turbine. Each team’s turbine will be put to the test in a 48" × 48" wind tunnel at a wind speed of approximately 3.5-5 m/s (meters per second). Scoring is based on turbine performance, a knowledge quiz, a presentation to judges where the team explains its design process, and an instant challenge.

Students compete by age categories: 4^th – 5^th grade, 6^th – 8^th grade and 9^th – 12^th grade. The winning teams at regional events advance to the state finals on April 5 in Salina. State winners are invited to participate in the World KidWind Challenge in Phoenix, AZ planned for May 18-21.

Kansas KidWind is an energy-related STEM education event from the Kansas Corporation Commission and K-State Engineering Extension made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

More information about KidWind is available at https://www.kcc.ks.gov/energy-education/kidwind.