Solar Car Challenge: Team Brainstorm
Students will play around with the solar car kits to familiarize themselves with the materials in preparation for the solar car engineering challenge.
Students will play around with the solar car kits to familiarize themselves with the materials in preparation for the solar car engineering challenge.
This lesson gives students hands-on experiences with the attraction and repulsion of magnets including experiments with how the strength of attraction and repulsion varies with distance. Students see how magnets are used in motors but also in electric...
Students will measure output from solar module before a load is attached and relate it to real world output. They will make these measurements using a multimeter and be able to determine the optimal angle at which their module generates a current flow....
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the different forms of renewable/green energy. They will learn about the photovoltaic cells installed in our school district, Beaverton Schools. However, any project on
Students use a solar module and water pump to test how quickly one cup of water can be pumped.
Students will learn the basics of solar power and the difference between photovoltaic solar power and passive solar power. They will also learn the pros and cons of solar power and be able to describe the advantages and disadvantages of using solar power...
Students will play around with the solar car kits to familiarize themselves with the materials in preparation for the solar car engineering challenge.
Now that students are familiar with how mechanical electricity generation works, they will build a wind turbine powered by a box fan. Different teams will test different turbine variables to see how the amount of electrical power is affected. After each...
Design a science investigation to test a solar speedboat, airboat, and surface submarine. Students will use the “Planning an Investigation Template” in order to determine their motivations for designing a solar boat, make predictions about the outcomes...
Students use a solar module and other materials in conjunction with a water pump to test how quickly one cup of water can be pumped.
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