Event Year: 2023 Event Location: Orange County STEM Saturday Competition: Junior Solar Sprint Division: 3-5 School: Zellwood Elementary Team Name: Solar Flares Project Name: Yes Team Size: 4
Zellwood Elementary
Luke. D 5th Grade
Kevin. C 5th Grade
Owen. P 5th Grade
Dalila. B 5th Grade
Date
Task
Time spent on task
Team members present
Obstacles encountered
Modifications to car design
8/29/2023
Put into groups
1.5 hours
Owen P. Kevin C. Luke D.
Zero
Working on car design
9/5/2023
Started our solar car
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Dalila B. Luke D.
Wrong measurements hade to get a new board
Smoothing out are solar car
9/12/2023
Made measurements and read rules
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Dalila B.
Zero
Drawling are design
9/19/2023
Made more measurements and started to build car and sand it
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Dalila B.
Zero
Had to smooth out the car because we got new board
9/26/2023
We put on nylon spacers and inserted axle
1.5 hours
Luke D. Kevin C. Owen P.
The axle came off
Fixed the axle
10/3/2023
We glued on our first pair of tires
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Dalila B.
Zero
Glued are tires
10/10/2023
We glued on motor and worked on the website
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Dalila B. Luke D.
Zero
Glued the motor
10/17/2023
We worked on the website
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Luke D.
zero
Worked on the website
10/24/2023
Tried testing are wheels
1.5 hours
Kevin C. Owen P. Luke D. Dalila B.
Wheels broke off
Worked on the website
11/7/2023
Glued on the straws and worked on the website
1.5 hours
Luke D. Dalila B. Owen P.
Zero
Cut straws in half and put in on the car to hold the solar panel
11/14/2023
Glued the wheels that fell off and worked on the website. We glued the tiers on the solar car
1.5 hours
Owen P. Kevin C. Dalila B. Luke D.
straws broke and had to glue them back on
Fixed the wheels that broke off by using hot glue
11/21/2023
Put the straws in the front
1.5 hours
Luke D. Owen P. Kevin C.
zero
We put three 5.5 straws in the front of the solar car
11/28/2023
Glued straws on the car frame, added the solar panel and added the guide clip.
1.5 hours
Luke D. Owen P. Kevin C.
2 of the straws broke
Zero
11/30/2023
Completed time trial
.5 hours
Luke D.
broke the gator clip
added a new gator clip
12/01/23
Completed time trials Made video
.5
Luke D. Owen P. Kevin P.
Car would not stay on the fishing line, gator clip keeps sliding off
Need to add a different gator clip add another guide eye to help keep it on the line
Dalila is working on the battery.Luke is figuring out the placing of the Straws.Owen and Kevin are working on the placing of the solar panel.Luke is working on the website and Dalila, Owen, and Kevin are watching and making sure it is good. Top View.Front View.Side Right View.Side Left View.Bottom View.Back View.
Time Trials
Date 11/29/2023 – battery pack
Time – 50 ft
Trial 1
50/4.00 seconds = 12.5 ft/sec
Trial 2
50/3.38 seconds = 14.79 ft/sec
Trial 3
50/3.50 seconds = 14.28 ft/sec
Date 12/01/23 Solar Panel – Sunny
Time – Distance 50 ft
Trial 1
7.00 seconds
Trial 2
6.34 seconds
Trial 3
7.23 seconds
Date 11/30/23 Solar Panel – Sunny
Time – Distance 50 ft
Trial 1
6.11 seconds
Trial 2
didn’t work
Trial 3
didn’t work
Finished Car Specifications
Car length = 26.5 cm
Car width = 10 cm
Car weight = 210 gm
Wheel size = 56×26
Gear ratio = gear D – 60 tooth 1/8″ bore
Components
1 Pitsco Ray Catcher Sprint Deluxe Solar Kit = Free – our teacher went to a workshop
2 Big wheels = donation from teacher’s son Lego kit = $10.00/8 pieces = $ 1.25 each (Amazon price)
Red Straws = free from Chick-Fil- A
1 Plastic Cup = $25.00/500 = $.05
Wheel Traction Bands = Free from broccoli from the grocery store