Using Sunlight
Discuss: What is light? How can we capture light
- To power a car?
- To heat water?
- To tell time of day or season of the year?
- To stop damage to my favorite comic book/trading card/piece of art?
What have students heard about solar energy or solar power?
The SVP team needs to know some things about the sun and light to develop technology to capture and use light that comes from the sun to make their car move.
Investigate sunlight
There are many features of light that will affect how much energy can be captured by the SVP team.
Investigate how the sun's light seems to change throughout the day and throughout the year.
Measure shadows PDF
Students will continue to explore the connection between the seasons and light energy at the museum.
At the Museum Activity 4 - Time to Drive? PDF
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