The students are provided with a solar panel, motor, educational software and a set of guidelines. Using basic physics and laws of mechanics, the children construct solar powered vehicles that race along a 20 meter guided wire track.
Teams compete against their own school and teams from other schools.
A few awards were also presented for teamwork and sportsmanship. 1995 was the first year that the competition took place. AWIM consists of professional and student membership who teach basic physics lessons in a lab type atmosphere to kids in grades 4-6. U.B. S.A.E. is very optimistic about this program, because it gives student members a chance to speak in public, as well as reinforce their own background knowledge.