On competition day, they had the following five appointments:
Slow and Fast Wind Tunnel TestsEven though their turbine's energy output wasn't very high, it was a huge accomplishment from the day before. After travelling over 800 miles in the van the turbine had a few issues. In testing the day before the competition, they found out that the gears were not staying together, causing a very low energy output. The team stayed until 7:00 PM redesigning the gear system. Their hard work paid off and their turbine produced 3 times the energy than it had the day before. Thank You!!!!The team would like to thank everyone who helped to support them in attending the National Kid Wind Competition! It was such a wonderful experience for them. In addition to being able to compete against the best teams from all over the United States, they were able to talk with the competitors in the Collegiate Wind Competition and engineers in the Wind Power industry! | The team's weakness was the turbine's energy output, which was 45% of the score, but in all of the other categories they placed in the top ten, giving them an overall 14th place finish. They did such an awesome job and learned so much from this experience! They have already started discussing plans for a new turbine. Instant MacGyver ChallengeThe video on the left is one of their test runs for the sail car. I was so proud of them! Their car ended up travelling 14.37 meters and placing second out of all of the teams! Woohoo! Way to go Westside! Excellent teamwork! Thank you so much to everyone who helped to support them! Price Chopper Elliot Insurance MidWest Fertilizer Rocker's Pharmacy Mr. Electric Design For Sports Walmart OLTJEN Orthodontics Sue S. Sheri B. Joan N. Peter T. Laura E. Amy H. Wayne and Jenny O. Marta H. Mark B. |
The Westside Team of Rowan W., Spencer R., Creigh and Skylar M. traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana last week to compete in the National Kid Wind Challenge. Their team was invited to the competition because of their first place finish in the grade 4-8 division in Manhattan, Kansas in April.
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The last week of school, the 8th graders participated in an Interdisciplinary project. Their challenge: Design a Middle School of the Future. Groups had to research mission statements, renewable energy, and technology in order to help them make informed choices for their "Middle School of the Future". Utilizing this information and their creativity, they created a brochure, 3-D Model or Blueprint, and a Prezi. Groups presented their "Future Schools" on Friday. They did a wonderful job and displayed so much creativity! Never fear parents; the projects will be on display for you to view before promotion!
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