Junior Solar Sprint Minecraft Contest

Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) is a Minecraft competition for middle school students to create the fastest, most interesting and best-crafted solar vehicle possible.

The US Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) awarded a grant to the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) to present the Junior Solar Sprint competition using one of the most popular programs, Minecraft: Education Edition. Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) is a Minecraft competition for middle school (5th-8th grade) students to create the fastest, most interesting, and best crafted solar-vehicle possible.

Through this event, we ran live streams to help students grasp the basics of solar energy, physics and movement in vehicles; engineering design principles; and STEM skills like collaboration and communication from working in teams. Additionally, students will build technology and computer skills as they join the program online and through their computers.