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Solar Brainium

Event Year: 2023
Event Location: Cocoa-FL
Competition: Junior Solar Sprint
Division: 4-6 (JSS Green)
School: Orlando Science Elementary
Team Size: 2

School Name: Orlando Science Elementary School

Team Participants: Donovan Corriette & Aiden Nguyen

Grade Level: 5th

Pictures/Video


Left View
Front View

Top View

Bottom View

Back View

https://youtube.com/shorts/jQqHkcquqyw?feature=share
(https://youtube.com/shorts/jQqHkcquqyw?feature=shareVideo)

Other info

MATERIALS:

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • 26.5 cm x 21.7 cm Pitsco Education Ray Catcher Solar Panel
  • 10-40 Gear Ratio
  • Legos
  • Black and Pink Crayola Markers
  • Alligator Clips x2
  • Super Heavy AA Batteries (2)
  • Positive and Negative Wires
  • Thick Rubber Bands x2
  • Ping Pong Ball
  • Lego Sandy
  • 18.5 cm piece of wood

DIMENSIONS:

Front Wheel: 7 centimeters

Rear Wheel: 3 centimeters

Wheel to Wheel: 12 1/2 cm x 12 cm

Weight: 275 grams

One thought on “Solar Brainium

  • It is a great idea to put rubber bands on the wheels. Do you think that makes a difference? The solar panel is flat. That is beneficial since the sun may be in different spots in the sky while you are doing your race. Is it adjustable at all or does it stay in one spot? Great job!

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