Coming up on NBC 5's First at Four ... students build solar-powered cars, putting math and physics skills to the test
In the heat of the summer, out of all the possible places students could be, a group of rising high school seniors is at school prepping for one of the biggest tests they've ever had."There's so much that has to go into it. I shocked myself on the main batteries a few times," said student Levi Johanon.
"I'm the main welder. I taught most of the people how to weld, but most of the work was done by me," added student Christopher Chagoya. Tapping into their inner Henry Ford, students at Harmony School of Innovation, chose to compete against students across the country in not just making a car, but making a safe, reliable one that could make a road trip to California.
"In order to maintain the angle of the wheels when you go over a bump you need to find specific ratios for different parts of the car. I wouldn't have known how to do it without the math classes I've taken at the school," said student Austin Guzzardo. "Physics is great, but engineering is where you apply it," added teacher Chris Bannister."This is a good start, this is more than I ever did in any of my classes going into college."
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