The San Diego Renewable Energy Society (SDRES), Sullivan Solar Power , Butler Sun Solutionsand the San Diego Electrical Training Center invite teachers and their students to participate in the 2010 San Diego Junior Solar Sprint.
The race is rapidly approaching on Saturday June 5th. The schedule for the event is below along with a pdf of the days events and some reminder for all those involved. We all look forward to seeing the more than 90 students, their teachers and families who will be out at the San Diego Electrical Training Center on Saturday.
| Junior Solar Sprint Race Day Schedule | |
| Vendor Setup | 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM |
| Car Check In and Pre-Race Judging | 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
| Race | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
| Awards | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Event Clean-up | 2:00 PM |
A printable version of the race schedule can be found here JSS Schedule
Registration forms can be found here.
Team Registration Forms and Liability Waivers are due May 7th and can be returned or filled out during the teacher training sessions or mailed. Thanks to generous donations from Sullivan Solar, a limited number of free kits are still available. We have up to 5 kits available per teacher until their gone!
Thanks to generous donations from Sullivan Solar, the Junior Solar Sprint Kits are available for FREE through SDRES. The first 10 teachers to sign up will be provided up to 5 kits for their teams. Additional kits and accessories can be purchased from Solar World online at http://www.solarworld.com.
A teacher training seminar will be held on April 18th from 8am to Noon at the California Center for Sustainable Energymaps and directions can be found here
The competition will be held on June 5th, 2010 at the San Diego Electrical Training Center. Maps and directions can be found here.
The Junior Solar Sprint is an opportunity for local sixth, seventh and eighth-grade science students to use scientific know-how, creative thinking, experimentation, and teamwork to design and build small, solar-powered model cars. All participants will use a standardized solar cell and motor. With the exception of a few car specification regulations, unlimited ingenuity and inventiveness can be used in car construction. Awards will be given for design in addition to the track event itself.
The Junior Solar Sprint is a hands-on, multi disciplinary project that motivates students and illustrates how pursuing careers in the fields of science, math, and engineering can be exciting and highly rewarding particularly when applied to renewable energy sources.
We are proud to host Junior Solar Sprint and hope your school will join us in this unique and fun event.
To register please download, complete and return a team registration form for each student team entering and complete the liability waivers for all students and coaches participating in the event.