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Vivacious Voltages
Vivacious Voltages
Five of the six students on this middle school wind team were new to KidWind. The team was coached by Diane Painter, a Makersmiths member and retired teacher. They won second place in the middle school wind division at the Northern VA Regional Challenge on March 14, 2024.
Watch the team test their wind turbine in the wind tunnel at a challenge.
Solar Flares
Solar Flares
Most of the students on this middle school solar team were from 2023 Makersmiths KidWind teams and were coached by Makersmiths members, Andrew Taylor and Nick Richard, who are both engineers.
The team won third place in the middle school solar division at the Northen VA Regional Challenge on March 14, 2024. In addition, the team won the Guru Award for achieving a perfect score on the knowledge quiz!
Watch the MS Solar Team explain their project.
La Wai
La Wai
All the students on this high school team were on Makersmiths teams for several years. This year they were coached by Justin McMillen and Maria Busuioceanu. This team won first place at both the Northern VA Regional KidWind Challenge on March 14 and the Virginia State KidWind Challenge on April 6, 2024. At the regional event, the team was also given the Dream Big Award for their forward-thinking water distillation project run by solar power.
Watch the HS Solar Team explain their project.
La Wai at NOVA KidWind Regionals
La Wai at NOVA KidWind Regionals
March 14, 2024
The 2024 high school solar team was coached by two Makersmiths members: Justin McMillen and Maria Busuioceanu. Ms. Busuioceanu works for NASA and brought great insights to the team regarding space and solar energy.
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