Nuna 3

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nuna-3

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the vehicle classification?Three-wheeled, single-occupant solar-electric vehicle
2. What is the primary engineering institution?Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
3. What is Nuna 3 and why is it special?Nuna 3 is a solar‑powered car built by students at Delft University of Technology. It can go very fast using only the sun’s energy.
4. How does Nuna 3 use the sun to move?It has many high‑efficiency solar cells that turn sunlight into electricity. The electricity powers a motor that drives the car.

Photovoltaic Cells: Semiconductor devices that convert light energy directly into electrical energy.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): A branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and algorithms to solve and analyze problems involving fluid flows.
Regenerative Braking: A system that recovers kinetic energy normally lost as heat during braking and converts it into electrical energy.