My students need Pitsco solar car consumables kits to make cars for our town's solar car race reinforcing our lessons and embracing a maker attitude.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. L.'s classroom raised $573
This project is fully funded
My Students
Power to the Sun! Harnessing the energy from the sun will help run anything! My science class loves their electronics and always assume they will be able to power them up.
I hope to instill in my students a drive to find alternate sources of energy as well as embrace a MAKER attitude.
My 6th-grade science classes are part of a public school in a growing suburban town in NH.Middle school students learn more by doing than reading. Science class is the perfect place to make discoveries. My students are fascinated with solar power. They think it is so cool but do not realize that it can be used for everyday things. After learning the limits of fuel resources, I want them to understand how solar power works and apply it to their own electronics. As the new national science standards are implemented, the focus is to develop STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) lessons. They can make connections to real world problems. Instead of hearing "Why do we need to learn this?", I get students who can't wait to do things like build solar power cars or other explorations. We even use Google sites for a solar power webpage.
My Project
Years ago the military started the Junior Solar Sprint races, encouraging students to build solar cars advancing a love of engineering. Now our town's energy committee sponsors a local solar car race every year. We have two middle schools, and most of the science teachers are coaching 1 or 2 solar car teams. Each year we need to replenish supplies, and this Pitsco Solar Car Consumable kit has all we need to put 30 cars on the race track. We build using trial and error testing. They learn to solder parts as they make their car. They will spend 2 months designing and testing their cars then they compete in June. It is so exciting to see our classroom lessons being applied to a race. It makes learning fun.
You can make a difference in their learning.
Your donation might spark an idea or zest for learning science that could affect our future. This equipment will be shared across grades 6,7 and 8. You will help them develop an environmental conscience as we continue our education about alternative energy. They will become global citizens as they mature and know they can make a difference to save our planet. They will thankfully know that your generosity sparked their discoveries.
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