Wind Power
Welcome to Wind Power! In this event, teams construct a blade assembly device prior to the tournament that is designed to capture wind power and complete a written test on the principles of alternative energy.
The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. You can find free online copies of the current rules for download on the 2025 Rules page of the Science Olympiad website. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Playlist of Wind Power Tips
- Airfoil/Propeller Design - National Free Flight Society’s free technical library
- Example SO graph and diagram template
- DOE Renewable Energy Info
- 1-Minute YouTube MINI Video on Science Olympiad TV
- How to Make a Wind Power Test Stand (PDF)
- How to Make a Wind Power Fan Stand (PDF)
- Physics Tutorial
- Electronics Tutorials
- All About Circuits
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD STORE MATERIALS
- Wind Power Competition Kit from Ward's Science
- Wind Power Test Apparatus from Ward's Science
- Starter Pack - Wind Power
- 2025 National Test Packet
Practice Problems & Tests
- Practice Test - 2025 Bulls SO Invitational
- Practice Test - 2025 UW River Falls Border Battle
- Practice Test - 2025 Purdue Invitational
- Practice Test - 2025 USC Invitational
- Practice Test - 2025 Northview Invitational
- Practice Test - 2025 UT Austin Invitational
- Practice Test - 2025 Mason High School Invitational
- Practice Test - 2024 Brown University Invitational
- Practice Test - 2024 Case Western Reserve University Invitational
- Practice Test - 2024 GullSO Invitational
- Practice Test - 2023 Northview Invitational
- Practice Test - 2023 UGA Invitational
EVENT SUPERVISOR RESOURCES
- Score Sheet and Team Checklist
- Science Olympiad Mathematics Guidelines for Physics Events - The Science Olympiad Physics Rules Committee has prepared these guidelines to help Event Supervisors target their questions to the mathematical ability that students bring to the events. This information may be useful to teams as they assign team members to Physics Events as well as they prepare for those events.
- 2025 Event Logistics Resource
- Sample Set-Up Photos and Description for Tournaments (PDF)
CAREER CONNECTIONS
- Department of Energy - Explore Clean Energy Careers
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook: Environmental Scientists
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Wind Turbine Technicians
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Environmental Engineers
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster Information
- CareerOneStop - Environmental Protection Careers