http://abc7news.com/education/union-city-high-school-chosen-as-finalist-in-samsung-stem-competition/1253100/ Union City high school chosen as finalist in Samsung STEM competition March 18, 2016 Chris Nguyen
[image http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QNwEp3EdL1J99Ntl3xKGDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9NTQwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTk2MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-us/homerun/video.wpvi.abc.news.com/ba129fccc4014b577f8963e19463f1fb (Ebadut Mohamed teaching) ] Solving the problems of tomorrow is the premise behind a national competition aimed at getting more teenagers interested in STEM-related careers. Now, the results are in, and some Union City students are among the finalists. UNION CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- Solving the problems of tomorrow is the premise behind a national competition aimed at getting more teenagers interested in STEM-related careers. Now, the results are in and some Union City students are among the finalists. Inside a Union City classroom, future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians assemble. Last fall, students in the Mission Valley Automotive Technology program at James Logan High School designed what they say is the first-ever, student-built, electric vehicle solar charging station. "This class is really making a difference in the world, and opening peoples' eyes to things," said Shaneel Narayan, a James Logan High School senior. Although electric vehicles don't create emissions while in use, the electricity used to charge these vehicles is primarily derived from a dependency on fossil fuels. Teacher [Ebadut Mohamed] challenged his students to come up with a better alternative. "All the math, the construction, the wiring, very complex principles of STEM, they were all a part of that," Mohambed said. Sensing an educational opportunity Mohambed entered the project in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow" contest Encouraging students to illustrate the power of STEM to solve practical, real-world issues affecting their community. "Once we found out about the competition, we had three to four weeks, so having to stay after certain class periods, working on this, trying to make it before the deadline, it did take a toll on some of the students," Narayan said. After pitching their project to Samsung in New York this week, the school was named one of 15 finalists out of more than 4,100 entries nationwide. Five schools will receive a $120,000 technology grant that will be announced next month. "This is something that will stay with me forever, and to see it actually work, and for people to come together, it's just a really amazing experience," said Nick Mackin, a Logan High School junior. Social media is a major component of how Samsung will determine the winners. Click here to learn more about how you can help the students win. [© 2016 ABC] ... https://sites.google.com/a/nhusd.k12.ca.us/autotechem/ Ebadut Mohamed Auto Tech emohamed @nhusd .k12.ca.us For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EV-James-Logan-High-School-finalist-in-Samsung-STEM-competition-Union-City-CA-tp4681115.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
