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This book contains nine hands-on experiments and two culminating engineering projects that allow elementary students to learn about solar energy and develop solutions to real-world problems.

Using the KidWind Solar Energy Exploration Kit, the Vernier Energy Sensor, and the Surface Temperature Sensor, students explore solar energy, energy transfer, series and parallel circuits, and variables that affect solar panel output.

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Solar Energy Exploration Kit

  • Introduction to Solar Panels
  • Exploring Solar Energy
  • Introduction to the Vernier Energy Sensor
  • Making Connections: Circuits
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Load
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Shade
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Angle
  • Pumping Water with Solar Energy
  • Project: Solar Homes

Vernier Energy Sensor

  • Introduction to the Vernier Energy Sensor
  • Making Connections: Circuits
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Load
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Shade
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Angle
  • Pumping Water with Solar Energy

Vernier Resistor Board

  • Introduction to the Vernier Energy Sensor
  • Making Connections: Circuits
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Load
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Shade
  • Solar Panel Output: Effect of Angle
  • Pumping Water with Solar Energy

Surface Temperature Sensor

  • Exploring Surface Temperature
  • Project: Solar Homes
  • Project: What’s Cookin’?

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