The Technology Student Association (TSA) administers Junior Solar Sprint (#JSS) with a grant awarded by the Army Educational Outreach Program (#USAEOP), to serve as an online resource center for educators, and as an official TSA competitive event. Register for the race through the JSS Cvent website.
See Online Resources for JSS such as educational materials, supplementary instructional videos, connections to outside resources, and "how to" guides to implement curriculum and races. Learn more about the competition in three, free webinars hosted by Bob Walters:
See more JSS images and check out the latest competition coverage below in "JSS in the Spotlight."
Supported by the U.S. Army since 2001, JSS offers resources to empower teachers, mentors, and other community members to engage 5th through 8th grade students in the designing, building, and racing of model solar cars. Students develop teamwork and problem solving abilities, investigate environmental issues, and gain hands-on STEM skills to build the fastest, most interesting, and best crafted vehicle possible. The 2019 JSS finalists will be announced at the 2019 National TSA Conference, June 28–July 2 near Washington, D.C.
AEOP requires TSA gather information on students participating in JSS to provide registration and evaluation data through the Cvent registration site, developed by TSA and AEOP. (Please ensure that all teachers and/or advisors, volunteers. and participants are registering on that site, prior to the state TSA conference. Students can fill out the registration on their own but will need a parent/legal guardian’s digital signature on the “Additional Information” page of the registration. Parents/legal guardians are allowed to fill out the registration on their student’s behalf, but should keep in mind that responses should reflect the student’s information, not their own.) Participant feedback is very important to TSA and AEOP, and will help improve JSS. Please contact JSS Manager Sue King for more information.