SOLAR ENERGY - Science Fair Ideas
- Internet - Just search "solar energy science fair project"
- Experiments - Get a small solar panel/cell which will charge a battery. and see how some variable affects it, such as angle to the sun, different types of light exposure, using mirrors or other concentrators of light, etc.
- Engineering - Engineer a new type of solar panel - perhaps inspired by a specific plant (because they are designed to absorb sunlight) - this is called biomimicry (imitating nature's design)
- Engineering - Make a 3D (Google Sketchup) or physical model of our school with solar panel placement - where would they go?
- Engineering - Make a 3D or physical model of how a village somewhere in the world could be transformed by solar energy
- Engineering - Be inspired by UNICEF's "school in a box" - design a solar panel kit that can be assembled easily, which could also be distributed all over the world, in theory