National Junior Solar Sprint
Junior Solar Sprint On-line Competition Open The Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) program, funded by United States Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) and administered by TSA, now offers students a national on-line competition. Participation in the national Junior Solar Sprint program is available to students in 4th through 8th grade as either an on-line competition or a local on-site race. JSS is open to all students, whether or not they are members of TSA. Registration for the on-line competition is open until March 30, 2013. Many local and regional JSS events, which often include student and teacher training workshops and races, are offered by schools, youth groups and organizations across the country. The JSS website provides an interactive events calendar that allows users to find details on student workshops, teacher training and race events. On-line JSS Competition The national Junior Solar Sprint website includes extensive resources to for teachers and mentors to engage youth in the designing, building, and racing of model solar cars. With the guidance of teachers/mentors/parents, students can design and build a model solar car and enter the on-line competition to see how their model compares to other competitors across the nation. Car details, including project documentation, design drawings and photographs, are uploaded to the JSS website. Students videotape their model car and upload the video and time trial results. Student entries are judged by grade level (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th) based on all required documentation in addition to the best time trials. Awards are given to the top five rated entries for each grade. Visit http://jrsolarsprint.org/on-line-competition for more information and complete competition rules.