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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Harnessing Solar Energy
Lesson Description:
Helps students to to discover the properties of light (radiant) energy from the sun by experimenting with solar collectors, cookers, and calculators.
Helps students to to discover the properties of light (radiant) energy from the sun by experimenting with solar collectors, cookers, and calculators.
Lesson Type:
- Experiment
Sustainability Topic:
- Energy
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Standards Addressed:
This investigation could be the beginning of a unit on the many forms of energy.
Ideas in this lesson are also related to concepts found in the following benchmark:
This investigation could be the beginning of a unit on the many forms of energy.
Ideas in this lesson are also related to concepts found in the following benchmark:
- 4d the physical setting: structure of matter, (6-8) #3
Materials Needed:
-Cardboard box
-Black paint
-4 Small metal cans
-4 Thermometers
-Sand
-Salt
-Water
-Torn-up paper
-Shoebox (without a top)
-Aluminum foil
-Black construction paper
-Clear plastic wrap
-Scissors
-Tape (clear and masking tape)
-Water
-Small paper cups
-Heavy corrugated cardboard (or foam board)
-Flexible cardboard
-Rulers/meter sticks
-Compass
-Thin wooden skewers
-Hot dogs
-Solar-powered calculator
-Light source (including the sun)
Before class, paint the cardboard box black and let it dry.
-Cardboard box
-Black paint
-4 Small metal cans
-4 Thermometers
-Sand
-Salt
-Water
-Torn-up paper
-Shoebox (without a top)
-Aluminum foil
-Black construction paper
-Clear plastic wrap
-Scissors
-Tape (clear and masking tape)
-Water
-Small paper cups
-Heavy corrugated cardboard (or foam board)
-Flexible cardboard
-Rulers/meter sticks
-Compass
-Thin wooden skewers
-Hot dogs
-Solar-powered calculator
-Light source (including the sun)
Before class, paint the cardboard box black and let it dry.
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Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Science Netlinks
School or Group:
Science Netlinks
Science Netlinks
Contact Email:
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