Engineering the Future: Mead Elementary Students Compete in KidWind Challenge – St. Vrain Valley Schools

Engineering the Future: Mead Elementary Students Compete in KidWind Challenge – St. Vrain Valley Schools

After an exciting few weeks learning about engineering and renewable energy concepts, 24 student teams in Mead Elementary’s fourth grade class were finally able to test their wind turbine designs.In collaboration with the KidWind Project team from Colorado State University (CSU), students in four scheduled sessions were given the opportunity to build, modify, and test their cardboard wind turbine designs in a powerful wind tunnel. Surrounded by …