Let the Sun Shine In

Event Year: 2025
Event Location: Orange County STEM Saturday
Competition: Junior Solar Sprint
Division: 7-8 (JSS Blue)
School: SunRidge Middle
Team Name: SunRidge Sunshine
Project Name: SunRidge Sunshine
Team Size: 3

OUR CAR

SunRidge Middle School

Ethan T (8), Nour E (7) , Nathan N (7)

Photos

Project Log

Date	Tasks	Time	Members Present	Obstacles	Modifications
10/14/25	Form Team	30 minutes	All	None	None
10/21/25	Open Kit and discuss parts	30 minutes	All	None	None
10/28/25	Put pieces together	30 minutes	All	Parts did not work with our plan	Made narrow front, went back to box shape
11/4/25	Make new car Have teacher cut wood	30 minutes	All	None	None
11/11/25	Put wheels and motor together	30 minutes	All	None	Usual car
11/18/25	Put everything together Try to solder alligator clips	30 minutes	All	Can’t get solder to work	Realized did not need solder
11/20/25	Tested battery – it worked	30 minutes	All	Almost had a fire when clips touched unaware to us
11/21/25	Tested	30 minutes	Nour, Ethan	None	None

Drawing and Measurements

Left at school

Cost

2 solar car kits – donated

Data

	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3
Solar/Battery	Battery	Solar	Solar
Weather	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny
Date/Time of Day	11/21 Morning	11/21 10am	11/21 10 am
Distance Traveled	1038cm	527cm	358cm
TIme	Not measured	11 sec	Not measure
Speed	Unknown	47cm/sec	Unknown
Comments or improvements	This went better than we thought	It didn’t work the first time and we got worried. Came in a adjusted clips and then it worked	Clouds were affecting run

Our Thoughts

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