Experiments On Solar Panels

The experiments test how radiation and rocket launches could affect dye sensitized solar cells which the students say are safer and easier to make than traditional solar panels.

Experiments on solar panels.

Experiment with solar power by building your own solar powered robot or oven or by testing ways to speed up an existing solar car. Place the cubes outside in your backyard on a sunny but not too hot day. If you re interested in creating your own science fair project see science fair projects for dummies cheat sheet for some tips and information to get you started. Currently reading nasa sending connecticut students solar panel experiments to space.

Have your child make a guess on which cube will melt faster. Have a discussion and make predictions about what you think will happen to the water in each glass. A future experiment would use mirrors in front of the solar panel rather than bi convex lenses which would increase the amount of sunlight coming into contact with the photovoltaic cells. Measure the water temperature and set one cup on each paper.

Place one cube directly in the sun and the other in full shade. As the one in the sun turns into a puddle first explain that the heat energy from the sun made it melt faster.