Great Solar Car Challenge

Event Website

Host Organization

Penn State University

Date

05/20/2009

Description

The Great Solar Car Challenge is the concluding event each spring for the Centre
County (Pennsylvania) Middle School Solar Car Challenge Program. This program is a
fun, hands-on educational opportunity for middle school youth to design, construct and
fine-tune a solar-powered/battery-powered car. The race day event is the culmination
of months of effort by the students. The goal of the program is to improve student’s
knowledge of science, engineering design and analysis, and renewable energy
concepts.