Students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School purchased hobby solar panels and small motors and accessories that students in Manufacturing class can use and reuse for project-based learning assignments in the Fabrication Lab/Makerspace. Students researched, designed and manufactured solar powered vehicles and battery powered vehicles using propeller-fan and wheels, as well as scribble bots. This project has provided a rich culture of creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking (the “4-C’s”). Students have had the opportunity to introduce themselves to solar electric generation, direct current electricity and electronics, friction, the engineering design process and many other elements in STEM.