Hands On Gainesville

The North Florida Energy Whiz Expo is held every April at the Gainesville Raceway, home of the Gator Nationals.  Elementary, middle, and high school students test and improve uniquely designed solar cars, solar cookers, and energy-efficient critter condos.  Those interested may take their designs to  state level competition at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa, FL.

Hands On Gainesville partners with the Alachua County Public Schools, Gainesville Raceway, Florida Solar Energy Center, and multiple university engineering clubs.

Hands On Gainesville,  University of Florida (UF) Solar Gators, UF Chemistry Outreach, and UF Society of Women Engineers are mentoring P.K Yonge High School students as they prepare for the Regional Science Olympiad to be held at UF on January 19th, 2019.   The High School students are competing in 23 different science and technology categories.  For more on the Olympiad, click here.