Materials List:
Racing with the Sun - Creating a Solar Car
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/duk_solarcar_tech_act
JSS-KIT and JSS-ACC (solar car and accessory kit): The Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) kit and accessory kit may be bought separately from Solarmade with the following materials:
- solar panel
- 2 axles
- 4 wheels (sized to fit axle)
- driving gear (sized to fit axle)
- electric, DC powered motor
- different gears for motor
- drill with bits is also needed to help size gears to fit axles
Chassis materials:
- balsa wood – flat 4x 8 inch boards and ½ x ½ inch pieces
- wood glue
- paints for decoration
- paint brushes
- utility knives