About the Program
Next Race Day: May 12th, 2025
DESIGN
THE RHODE ISLAND COMPUTER MUSEUM'S Primary goal is to create a specialized and practical learning environment that goes beyond the limitations of traditional classroom instruction. By focusing on hands-on, real-world applications, we aim to offer a deeper, more effective learning experience that better prepares students for the challenges they will face in their future careers.
BUILD
Building kit cars requires the integration of diverse skills and knowledge, which brings its own set of challenges. To navigate these complexities, it’s essential to create an environment that promotes collaboration and unity. By encouraging open communication, mutual respect, and a shared sense of purpose, we can ensure a cohesive team atmosphere that maximizes our collective strengths and drives the project forward.
COMPETE
The competition's flexibility gives students the freedom to explore and push boundaries. We emphasize developing innovative solutions that not only excel in performance but also enhance efficiency and create a lasting impact. By encouraging out-of-the-box thinking, we aim to produce groundbreaking ideas that can transform the way we approach engineering challenges.
GREENPOWER F24
Greenpower Race Day
May 12rd 2025
This is how we think the morning will go:
7:00 course setup – RICM crew arrives.
7:30-8:30 schools arrive.
8:15-8:30 orientation/safety meeting for all participants
8:30-9:00 course walk - drivers and corner workers
7:30-9:00 scrutineering (at same time as course walk)
9:00-9:15 corner workers head out to stations and check in with control.
9:15-10:00 race session (first heats)
10:00-10:30 corner workers switch (come in), we all take a break.
10:30-11:30 race session (second heats)
11:30-11:45 race sessions
12:00 Lunch Break (schools can use track with supervision by RICM- short course using connected straights)
12:30 Fun Runs
2:45 course takedown
The Greenpower Electric Car Challenge was founded in 1999 in the United Kingdom (“UK”) by the Greenpower Education Trust with the goal of enhancing the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through a highly engaging and inspirational design-build-race competition. With an emphasis on sustainable, multi-disciplinary, and cross-curricular applied-learning, the Greenpower Challenge has categories covering the entire range of education.
Greenpower Education Trust supplies teams with a car building kit which can be used to build an electric race car in school, college, or elsewhere and then raced at Greenpower organized events. Alternatively, participating teams may design and build their own car from scratch, working within Greenpower Education Trust’s technical and sporting regulations. Greenpower Education Trust works with over 700 teams throughout the UK and holds more than 35 regional races, including an international final every year. More than 10,000 students, from elementary age through university, compete annually in Greenpower Education Trust events.
Greenpower Education Trust has opened its doors to allow licensees to establish Greenpower programs all over the world. Currently, Greenpower Education Trust has active licensees in China, India, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, and the United States.
The original project was made possible in part by a grant from the RI Office of Library & Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Warwick Area Career & Technical Center
CharihoTech
