Gear
Get the gear you need for the Challenge
The core of participating in a KidWind Challenge is the construction of a small, functional wind turbine or solar device. We love when teams repurpose junk they already have, but we realize you may need a few specialized parts like generators, solar panels or water pumps.
Browse some awesome KidWind swag and specialized gear, in addition to our favorite products sold by our partners and friends. Good luck building your amazing device!
Swag
KidWind Shirt
A sweet KidWind T-shirt. Super soft shirt made by Canvas. It has our new 2020 KidWind colors!
Buy now ($16.00 ea)KidWind Hoodie
An awesome KidWind Hoodie. Super soft and runs a little large. It has our new 2020 KidWind colors!
Buy now ($40.00 ea)KidWind Stickers & Pens
Get some KidWind stickers & pens to hand out at your event. Includes at total of 10 stickers and 10 pens. We try to give you a mix of colors and stickers. If you want something special please note in the comments.
$8
Buy now ($8.00 ea)
Wind
Basic Turbine Building Parts
All the parts you need to build the basic PVC turbine! Except for some PVC!
Advanced Wind Experiment Kit
Great turbine to explore wind energy basics.
Simple Generator
Build your own generator and power it with the wind, water whatever!
Competition Wind Tunnel
This is the tunnel we use at all of our challenges.
Firefly Classpack
A REcharge Labs Favorite - Firefly mini turbines. The Firefly is a simple mini turbine that transforms the energy of the wind into light! It comes with a stock set of blades, but students can also make and design their own blades and do simple experiments. Check it out here
This kit includes enough materials to make 10 fireflies.
Buy now ($140.00 ea)WindWise Curriculum
Sure we give away the lessons for free here. Sometimes people just want the book so they can read it as they fall asleep.
Buy now ($100.00 ea)Teacher Geek Stuff
We see many KidWind Challenge teams using Teacher Geek gears. You can get quite a few pretty cheap!
NEED Wind Curricula
Our friends at NEED have lots of free curricula and kits you can purchase around all energy sources. Their materials are nice as they are all levelized and linked to NGSS standards.
Vernier Wind Energy Explorations Go Direct® Package
Nice package that includes a turbine kit and energy sensor! This is a great way to start your wind energy journey!
Solar
2V Solar Panel
Awesome and rugged solar panel.
3V Solar Panel
An old REcharge Labs Favorite - the 3V/500mA solar panel. This panel will power water pumps, motors and all sort of lights.
Buy now ($15.00 ea)Solar Panels
Takes you to a page of solar panels for use in solar structures.
Solar Device Team Kit
This kit has a 3V solar panel and lots of parts to help 1-2 teams build a solar device for the Solar KidWind Challenge. This kit also includes REcharge Labs manuals to build solar boats, solar houses & solar fountains.
- (1) 3V/500mA Solar Panel
- (1) Multimeter
- (1) Geared Solar Motor with (2) wheels
- (2) Direct Drive Solar Motors
- (1) Solar Water Pump
- (2) Sets Alligator Clip Cords
- (2) Switches
- (1) Capacitor
- (1) String Micro LED Lights
- (1) String Xmas LED Lights
- (1) String Incandescent Xmas Lights
- (1) Buzzer
- (1) Waterproof motor with propellers
- (1) Wire
Buy now ($60.00 ea)Solar Device Classroom Kit
This kit is very similar to the Solar Device Team kit you get (6) 3V solar panel and lots more of loads so you can help 4-6 teams build solar devices for the Solar KidWind Challenge. This kit also includes REcharge Labs manuals to build solar boats, solar houses & solar fountains.
- (6) 3V/500mA Solar Panel
- (3) Multimeter
- (3) Geared Solar Motor with (6) wheels
- (3) Direct Drive Solar Motors
- (3) Solar Water Pump
- (10) Sets Alligator Clip Cords
- (10) Switches
- (3) Capacitor
- (4) String Micro LED Lights
- (1) Full String Xmas LED Lights
- (1) Full String Incandescent Xmas Lights
- (4) Buzzer
- (3) Waterproof motor with propellers
- (1) Box of Wire with 5 Colors 30ft long
Buy now ($275.00 ea)Solar Fountains
Amazon has piles of solar fountains that you can hack and use for projects. We like the ones where the panel is not connected to the pump.
Solar Kits
Our friends at Brown Dog have cool solar kits and lego electrical circuits.
Sun Wind Solar
Our friends at SunWind Solar have some great solar car kits. If you are into building these kinds of solar devices check them out!
Teaching Solar Guide
Our friends at the Solar Schoolhouse have one of the best books I have ever seen about teaching solar. If Windwise is the greatest wind curricula ever, this is surely the best solar one! Lots of good ideas for the Solar KidWind Challenge.
Buy now ($30.00 ea)NEED Solar Curricula
Our friends at NEED have lots of free curricula and kits you can purchase around all energy sources. Their materials are nice as they are all levelized and linked to NGSS standards.
Load
Water Pump
Low voltage water pump works with 2V panels and turbines.
DC Motor
Great motor to use with solar panels or turbines.
Holiday Incandescent Bulbs
It can be great to contrast LED bulbs with incandescent bulbs to show just how inefficient they are!
Holiday LED Bulbs
We love holiday LED bulbs to use with solar or wind projects as you can cut the strings up and hack away.
Mini LED Lights
These mini LED string are great to hack in your solar structures. Cut at attach to your solar panels!
Geared Motor
Awesome geared motor that works with low voltage solar panels.
KidWind Pile of Loads
If you already have a pile of solar panels get some loads you can use to build cool stuff. This kit also includes REcharge Labs manuals to build solar boats, solar houses & solar fountains.
- (1) Geared Solar Motor with (2) wheels
- (2) Direct Drive Solar Motors
- (1) Solar Water Pump
- (2) Sets Alligator Clip Cords
- (2) Switches
- (1) Capacitor
- (1) String Micro LED Lights
- (1) String Xmas LED Lights
- (1) String Incandescent Xmas Lights
- (1) Buzzer
- (1) Waterproof motor with propellers
- (1) Wire
Buy now ($40.00 ea)
Power Measurement
Energy Sensor
All you need to collect voltage, current power and energy data! This is what we use at competitions!
Resistor Board
You always want to test your turbine or solar panel under a load.
Simple Multimeter
Simple, cheap multimeter to measure voltage and current.
Vernier Light & Color Sensor
Pretty sweet sensor that will help you do really cool experiments with your solar panels....if you are into getting analytical.