Solar races
Fifth-grade car builders watch their machines leave the starting line at the annual Solar Car STEM day races Wednesday.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald
It’s a breathtaking moment for some fifth-grade car owners as the cars leave the starting line.
Fifth-graders hold their pizza boxes high in an attempt to focus the rays of the sun. The DIY parabolas were part of the Solar Car STEM days at Big Bend Community College.
Adrian Garcia, left, helps a fifth-grader repair his car during the Solar Car races.
Car owners react to the fate of their vehicles at the Solar Car STEM event at Big Bend Community College.
It’s neck-and-neck as solar cars head down the track.
MOSES LAKE — Fifth-grader Rafaela Arnberg explained the principle behind the propulsion system on her solar race car.
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