Science Experiments Using Solar Panels

The following easy science experiments for kids will help them look at the sun in a whole new light.

Science experiments using solar panels.

Record amount of resistance in ohms for both groups. Solar science to be exact. Cover one of the glasses on white paper with plastic. Take both groups indoors at 3 26 p m when the sun s rays are still strongly contacting with the solar panels and the bi convex lenses.

Experiment with solar power by building your own solar powered robot or oven or by testing ways to speed up an existing solar car. Or analyze how solar cells or panels work. Solar cells are devices that can be used as a source of power when there is light shining on them but they stop producing energy when they are not in the light. Scroll down to get going.

One way to store the solar energy for later use is to use a solar cell to charge something called a capacitor. The capacitor stores the energy as an electric field which can be tapped into at any time in or out of light. For each solar panel make contact between red and black test lead with the end wires of the 220 ohm resistor. These long summer days call for kiddie pools and ice cream but they also call out for kids science.

Science fair project idea. Measure the water temperature and set one cup on each paper.