High Achievement in STEM Racing The Sun Crosses The Finish Line It was another outstanding year for Salpointe’s Racing The Sun team! Led by Ms. Cecilia Gossler, STEM students built two solarpowered go karts and raced them against other Arizona high schools at the end of the spring semester. Salpointe’s standard kart, constructed on a pre-fabricated chassis, won the Grand Challenge Award, the most prestigious honor in the competition, and placed 2nd in Speed and Efficiency. The Salpointe maker kart, constructed from scratch, won 1st place in Efficiency and 2nd place in Speed and Endurance. Congratulations, Lancers!
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Solar Oven Project
Cardboard Canoe Racing
Students in Engineering 102 built solar-powered ovens during the spring semester. These young engineers took cardboard boxes and lined them with aluminum foil, plastic wrap and sheets of black paper to absorb, conduct and radiate enough heat to cook certain foods. On a hot and sunny day, the ovens can produce temperatures as high as 200 degrees! Engineering 102 is a dual credit class in partnership with the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering to help prepare students for future STEM studies.
Engineering students constructed cardboard canoes and raced them in the Carmelite Priory pool next to Salpointe’s campus. Students used cardboard and duct tape to build their boats and raced from one end of the pool to the other using only hand-crafted paddles. It made for a fun, wet and educational engineering experience!
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SUMMER 2021
