What is the Home Energy Challenge –
Wind Edition?
The Home Energy Challenge – Wind Edition is a program for families with K-12 students living in an Eversource community in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Connecticut. This fun and easy project invites students to explore the transformation of wind into energy to do work.
Eversource provides the kit which includes the key materials needed to participate in the Home Energy Challenge, other common household items are needed and listed below. One lucky student per state will be randomly selected to win an Apple iPad!
What is in the Home Energy Challenge Task Kit?
Project Guide
1 Foam cup
1 Drinking straw
1 Stirrer straw
String
2 Straight pins
1 Binder clip
10 Paper clips
1 4-blade Windmill template
Additional items you will need:
Scissors
Tape
Fan
Rules
Hole puncher
Stopwatch (optional)
What will the students learn?
Wind is moving air. Although we can’t always see the wind, it does work for us every day – grinding, lifting, and pushing objects, and generating electricity. This activity uses simple paper products to demonstrate how the motion energy in wind can be transformed to allow us to do work. Students will build a model windmill and improve it to see how powerful their design can be.
Students are encouraged to share photos during the Home Energy Challenge by posting photos of them working on their projects on their parents social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) using #HomeEnergyChallenge, and tagging Eversource in their state: @EversourceMA, @EversourceCT or @EversourceNH.*
*Posting on social media doesn’t increase your chances of winning.
ELIGIBLE TOWNS
The Home Energy Challenge is open to all families with K-12 students in towns served by Eversource in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Connecticut (see “List of Eligible Communities,” below).
RULES, REGISTRATION & PROJECT GUIDE
Registration for the Home Energy Challenge runs from September 28th to October 25th, 2021.
For more information, email info@homeenergychallenge.com or call 1-800-674-8243 X4.
There is no Judging
All completed projects that follow the rules & instructions have a chance to win!
Parents can register their kids using the form below. They will then receive a confirmation email with project and submission instructions.
Grand Prize
In each state, one random participant will win an:
Apple iPad Air (10.7-inch, Wi-Fi, 64GB)
Registration
Register for the Home Energy Challenge – Wind Edition
Registration for the Home Energy Challenge runs from September 28th to October 25th, 2021. A parent or guardian 18 years or older must register students. After your registration has been received, you will receive an email explaining the submission instructions. For additional information or questions, email info@homeenergychallenge.com.
Submission
After your registration has been received, you will receive an email explaining the submission instructions.
1. Complete the project included in the kit
2. Take a photo of students working on the project and post on social using provided hashtag
3. Email or mail final form to be entered to win – include photos with the final form
Task Entries and Entry Forms must be postmarked by November 2nd, 2021 and received by November 5th, 2021 or submitted online no later than November 5th, 2021 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
Email: info@homeenergychallenge.com
Mail:
Eversource Home Energy Challenge
ATTN: Scott Halstead
P.O. Box 2353
South Hamilton, MA 01982-9998
