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Friday, May 17, 2013

Innovative solar and lithium ion battery model cars take to the racetrack on Saturday

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Innovative solar and lithium ion battery model cars take to the racetrack on Saturday

Friday, May 17, 2013

Middle school students from around Colorado will participate in the Junior Solar Sprint and Lithium Ion Battery car competitions on Saturday, May 18, at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the competitions give students the opportunity to show their engineering and design skills by building and racing high-performance model solar and battery vehicles.
Ninety-seven teams from 28 schools will be competing in the Junior Solar Sprint and Lithium Ion Battery car competitions. The student teams will race solar and battery powered vehicles that they designed and built themselves. Trophies will be presented to winners in six categories. The cars will race on a 20-meter course.

What:   Junior Solar Sprint, and Lithium Ion Battery Car Competitions
The competition event is free and open to the public

When:  10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 18

Where: Dakota Ridge High School, 13399 West Coal Mine Avenue, Littleton, CO 80127

EDITORS NOTE: A list of participating schools follows.

Participating Schools

Bell Middle School, Golden
Calhan School District RJ-1
Canon City Middle School
Castle Rock Middle School
Deer Creek Middle School, Littleton
Elizabeth Middle School
Estes Park Middle School
Fletcher Intermediate School for Science and Technology, Aurora
Good Shepherd Catholic School, Denver
Howell ECE-8 School, Denver
Ken Caryl Middle School, Lakewood
Lincoln Academy Middle School, Arvada
Littleton Academy, Littleton
The Logan School, Denver
Mead Middle School
Merrill Middle School, Denver
Pinnacle Charter School, Denver
Sabin Middle School, Colorado Springs
Saint Peter and Paul School, Wheat Ridge
Semper Elementary School, Westminster
Skinner Middle School, Denver
Southern Hills Middle School, Boulder
The STEM Academy, Highlands Ranch
Summit Ridge Middle School, Littleton
University Schools, Greeley
West Middle School, Grand Junction
Whittier K-8, Denver
Woodlands Academy, Castle Rock

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