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Jeopardy Review game
Jeopardy Review game
This is a review game for wind turbine and solar teams to play before going to a KidWind challenge. The information in the game comes from researched answers both the 2025 wind turbine teams and one middle school solar team researched when answering the 10 Big Questions About Energy found in their project guidebooks.
Diane Painter, Makersmiths KidWind coach for wind turbine teams, created the game. She used Jeopardy Labs game builder. Access the game's URL is located at https://jeopardylabs.com/play/kidwind-challenge-review-2025 to choose number of teams if you are playing as a group.
Solar Project Resources
Solar Project Resources
Resource Hyperlinks for Wind and Solar Projects created by Diane Painter October 2024
What do KidWind Challenges look like? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is6HgLpq1Y0
KidWind Activities
KidWind Activities
On the KidWind.org ACTIVITIES webpage, you will find wind energy supporting videos for elementary, middle school and high school teams. KidWind lessons and activities by topic, grade level, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas are also available.
On the KidWind.org TEACHER TRAINING webpage, you will find topic-specific workshops and webinars.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
This is the young reader's edition of the story.
STEM RENEWABLE ENERGIES
STEM RENEWABLE ENERGIES
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has STEM kits for members of CAP. CAP has a membership fee of $35. According to a Makersmiths member's mother, "One kit makes both horizontal, and vertical turbines, a windmill, and a solar car, but only one at a time. You can request more than one kit. " Take a look at this opportunity: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/programs/aerospace-education/aerospace-education-officers/aeo-faqs/i-keep-hearing-about-stem-kits----can-i-get-one
River Farm Solar Fields Tour
River Farm Solar Fields Tour
KidWind middle school solar teams from Makersmiths and a homeschool group from Purcellville visited River Farm’s solar fields on Dec 14, 2024. Please enjoy the tour: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cwZuZoEPHRfBn_OZxzKe39nNHQQNZDwnaLtlLdG6vHg/edit?usp=sharing
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