Junior Solar Sprint
A Model Solar Car Competition for Middle School Students
2009 Junior Solar Sprint Championship
To download a PDF listing of the 2009 WINNERS including pictures click here!
Photos courtesy of Clay Turnbull.
To view a text listing of the 2009 Winners click here!
This was the culminating event for top winners of each of the 20 area events from the Northeastern USA. Invitations were handled through area coordinators. The Championship took place at the High School of Commerce in Springfield, MA on Sunday, June 14. Watch for an upcoming photo gallery of Championship winners, cars, and highlights of the event. The gallery will posted within the next few weeks.
Junior Solar Sprint
Where are tomorrow's inventors, tomorrow's engineers? Where are tomorrow's technological trouble-shooters and scientists? Where are tomorrow's out of the box thinkers? RIGHT HERE TODAY!
NESEA offers free workshops to teachers, non-formal educators, and youth club leaders to learn about solar energy and the Junior Solar Sprint Program. Teachers gain skills to mentor their young engineers in applications of solar energy, math, and physical science.
Through JSS, students develop teamwork and problem solving abilities, investigate environmental issues, gain hands-on engineering skills, and use principals of science and math to get the fastest, most interesting, and best crafted vehicle possible. Teams can enter their cars in local design and race competitions with top winners invited to an annual Northeast Championship.
This is a teacher's dream! Having students design and build a model solar car for competition is highly engaging and challenges kids to put their learning to practical use.
Click on links below:
2009 Northeast Area Race Coordinators and JSS Area Events
JSS 2009 Rules and Regulations
JSS Resources - Official Panels & Motors
JSS Resources - Transportation Links
Championship Winning Teams 2009Championship Winning Teams 2008
It our sincerest hope that programs such as JSS provide opportunities for students to become informed and pro-active citizens, infused with a team-spirit approach to face the challenges that lie ahead with dignity and resourcefulness.
The Northeast Junior Solar Sprint Program is sponsored by the U.S. Army 