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Students boil potatoes and then place them in boxes lined with different insulating materials. The potato interior temperature is recorded after one hour. (5-8)
Passive Solar Building Design (5-8)
Solar Cooking (5-12)
Students observe the electrolysis of water using either photovoltaics or a battery as the electric energy source. (5-8)
The scientific concepts of solar energy and photovoltaics (5-8)
Building a model solar car for competition in the Junior Solar Sprint. (5-8)
Can sunlight be used to clean up water? Make a solar dehydrator.(5-8)
Making a Solar Oven (5-8)
Utilizing Photovoltaic Cells and Systems (5-8)
Measuring the power from the sun. Measuring the sun's spectrum. How much PV do you need? (5-8)
Building a PV module. Testing current and voltage of a solar cell. Calculating the efficiency of a solar cell. Making a solar simulator. (5-12)
Measuring solar radiation. Length of day around the world . Capture solar energy (5-12)
Calculate wind power potential in your city. Is solar, wind, or solar and wind the best method to generate electricity? (5-8)
Effects of the Sun on Our Planet (5-8)
Measuring Solar Radiation (6-12)
Explain the importance of insulating homes to reduce heat loss from the inside in cold weather and heat gain from the outside in hot weather. (6-8)
Scientists use windows to trap solar energy (5-8)
Demonstrate that energy from the sun can be collected and stored in many ways. (3-8)
Students build a solar hot dog cooker and test its ability to function. (6-9)
Solar Water Heaters (6-8)
Solar Water Heaters for Swimming Pools (6-8)
Construct and test three kinds of solar cookers to observe the differences in their efficiency. (6-8)
Solar Electricity in Texas (6-8)
Students will determine if there were any differences between simple ovens and improved ovens thus evaluating their designs. (6-12)
The Design, Construction and Evaluation of a Solar-Powered Car (6-8)
The effect of colored light on the voltages developed by PV cells (6-8)
Students experiment with a virtual solar cooker to discover the mathematical relationship among reflection, transmission and absorption. (6-8)
Solar Energy: Become a Sun Chef! (5-8)
Students will design two different solar ovens to learn about heat transfer. (6)
An audio amplifier is connected to a solar cell to change the laser light signal into a sound signal. (8)
Students will measure the output of a PV cell under varying conditions using a DC multimeter. (6-8)