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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThey were really excited about it,\u201d said Euman,\u00a0“That’s what we were hoping to get because if we can inspire younger generations now, then maybe in the future they would be more apt to do sustainable practices and get into solar to help the world be a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Allen echoed that sentiment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project really helped me realize how great renewable energy is,\u201d she said. \u201cTo get this far and do it seems so attainable. We\u2019re making everybody\u2019s carbon footprint a lot smaller and it\u2019s doing things like this that will make the world a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Muniz cited one additional crucial factor.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people assume that it\u2019s going to be this way for future generations, but it\u2019s our job to educate them, if they\u2019re interested, on how they can truly impact the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barger credits the five-member team for their diligence on this project since it was not a class project nor an after school club.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things that is important is that this is not a class that you sign up for. This is an afterschool activity that since the beginning of October, they have been coming in at minimum once a week \u2013 sometimes more \u2013 to work on during their lunchtime or after school,\u201d he said. \u201cThey do this extra, over and above all of the classes that they have going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the end, he says the hard work will pay off as it has with former students who have worked on other NEED projects and returned to say how much going through the process has helped them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project reflects the workplace and the engineering process,\u201d he said. \u201cI can put the NASA engineering process up on the wall and it looks really pretty and we can say we follow it, but until they do a project like this where they have to work through a brainstorming session, build the project, re-engineer it and once you have a prototype and its working, then you have to go back and evaluate it.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil they start working through that, they probably don\u2019t realize all of the steps that you\u2019ve gone through. Inevitably, students come back, email me or text me and they say \u2018doc, now I understand why you had me do this because I\u2019m doing this in my class and I understand it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The team will be honored at the National Youth Energy Conference in Washington D.C. June 22-25, where they will also share their \u201cSolar Express\u201d car with other students and teachers from across the country as well as industry leaders in renewable energy.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a couple of ideas. We\u2019re thinking of a full trailer for charging that will attach to a solar panel that can be towed,\u201d Gehl stated.<\/p>\n
But according to Euman, one thing that they definitely know is that they \u201cwill probably be back in September, brainstorming to try to win again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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