Science Projects To Do With Solar Panels

Lenses used on solar panels.

Science projects to do with solar panels.

As the one in the sun turns into a puddle first explain that the heat energy from the sun made it melt faster. Main science project page. Scroll down to get going. A pdf document that includes solar energy projects for a solar air heater a solar water heater a solar hot dog cooker and effects of amount and wavelength of light on a solar cell.

Place the cubes outside in your backyard on a sunny but not too hot day. From the california energy commission. One way to store the solar energy for later use is to use a solar cell to charge something called a capacitor. Have your child make a guess on which cube will melt faster.

Place one cube directly in the sun and the other in full shade. The following easy science experiments for kids will help them look at the sun in a whole new light. Other links to solar energy science project ideas. The capacitor stores the energy as an electric field which can be tapped into at any time in or out of light.

I believe that using bi convex lenses which concentrate a beam of light will improve the efficiency of a solar panel. Solar science to be exact. Amount of voltage current and resistance.