The Wheels on Solar Powered Vehicle Go Round And Round!
My students need hands-on solar energy products to help discover ways that they can participate in reducing the impact of global warming.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Roberts's classroom raised $192
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
We are learning about "Living off of the grid." In August, this group of students didn't know what solar energy was. Now, we are studying alternative sources of energy, and are working on a comparative cost/consumption analysis of alternative energy, for cars and homes. In May, they will present their findings at a STEAM Fair.
My students are second language learners, from high poverty, socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, yet they are amazingly resilient.
Our school is in a high poverty/low socio-economic neighborhood, with limited resources. Our PTA is minimal, but growing, and as a result, access to economic resources for creative science materials is hard to come by. I firmly believe that hands-on science education leads to increased creativity, which leads to an increased ability to problem solve, on a global level. If given the opportunity, I believe anyone can help solve world problems, such as global warming.
My Project
The hands-on, solar powered car kit, that I am requesting in this project, will give students an opportunity to apply their new knowledge of solar energy. The 7-in-1 Rechargeable Solar Transformers kit lets kids build different vehicles, that are powered by the sun. Using snap-together plastic pieces, a solar panel, and accessories, kids assemble a recharging station, that also doubles as a truck and one of five vehicles: a concept car, a concept racer, a dump truck, a bulldozer, or a solar car. The ease of the kit will help build understanding.
We have partnered with two engineers from a solar energy company, who are teaming up with our class, via Google Hangouts. The engineers are providing ask and answer sessions to the students, as we move from prefabricated kits to their final project, which is to create an economical solution, that could help solve or reduce the impact of global warming. They will present their own solar energy solutions at our local STEAM Festival, in May 2016.
The donations of a The 7-in-1 Rechargeable Solar Transformers kit could improve our classrooms' knowledge of clean and green energy alternatives.
Raising awareness of global warming and energy consumption could improve our classroom, by raising the rigor of conversation, from basic conceptual knowledge, to applied knowledge. Once students are able to apply their knowledge of alternative energy, they can play a big part in reducing global warming and reducing our carbon footprint.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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