Race Day 2011-12

The 8th Annual Parkside JSS Race is upon us. Please join us on Wednesday, May 30th at 1:15 pm in the East parking lot. If you're a parent, bring a chair and water. It can get quite hot.

See below and to the right for this year's press release.

Important Links

NREL page National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Junior Solar Sprint Home	Chimacum School District A very complete site for schools running this project
Other JSS links Including extra pieces and parts students might order on their own	Rules/Regulations Outline of the rules Parkside will follow during the project

Past Year’s Work / Media Coverage Some work from past teams during the building process. In some cases the documentation is incomplete....but you'll get the picture.	Math and Science Standards This project covers multiple grade level indicators within the Ohio math and science curriculums.

Miscellaneous Worksheets Extra handouts and worksheets that provide additional information or classroom management	Use of Technology How students use technology during the project

Collective Knowledge	Photo gallery	Vehicle Database	Gear Calculations


Watch an overview presentation of our JSS program

	More on Gears...		More on Solar...
	Step-by-step movies on calculating gear ratio More gear calc explanation Gear calculation - Excel More on the motor... Motor specifications Motor Tips Tools... Safety Rules Tool time!		Angle of Incidence experiment Latitude/Longitude Finder Sun Angle Calculator Solar panel Specifications Links 2008-09 eTech Conference PowerPoint Teacher Tips Ideas from the pros Share with us your ideas

Parkside JSS Race Facts:

There are nearly 600 cars that have data in our online database, covering 6 years. For various reasons, there were probably another 100 or more cars that didn't get their data in.
The fastest time recorded over the 20 meter track was 7.7 seconds by the Westlake Demons car from Mr. Gast's class in 2010-11
The slowest time recorded and still finished the 20 meters was 55.8 seconds by the Kool Kar from Mrs. Seljan's class in 2006-07
The top 10 cars for 2010-11 were:
The top 10 cars for all 7 years:

Lessons


		Project Start
		Project List Excel PDF
		Tool Permission Slip and Project Introduction letter
		2010-11 Project Rubric

		Phase 1: Introduction
		Introduction to project
		Daily JSS Bowl Terms / Concepts
		Basic Systems
		Preview: How solar panels work Ex 1 Ex 2 Ex 3
		Activity: Solar Panel Mini-Test *See also Solar cell experiment*
		Activity: Possible Power Labquest - Illumination Labquest - Voltage Old wrksht
		Activity: Problem Cars Worksheet - PDF / Word
		Activity: Materials and Processes
		Activity: Gears
		Gears worksheet *Worksheet - original* *PDF Word* *Calculation Poster PDF Word* *Worksheet - Vessalo PDF Word*
		Listed Gears

		Phase 2: Design / Prototype
		Activity: Design
		The Design Process *Worksheet -* *PDF Word*
		How to sketch designs Examples: 1 2 3

		Phase 3: Construction
		Working with Tools
		Rules
		What you need before working
		Optimizing for the race
		More on optimizing

		Phase 4: Collecting Data Prior to Race
		Collecting car data instructions
		Car Data Input page
		Assignment #3 - Collective Knowledge


		Phase 5: The Race
		Race Day Procedures
		2011-12 Press release

		JSS Bowl
		Key Definitions and concepts
		Collective Knowledge Input page