Solar Fountains
Description
This activity demonstrates how solar energy is transformed into electricity that we can use. Students will use solar panels to power a small water pump and build a functioning fountain. In doing so, they will learn how a solar panel works, collect data and test variables, and apply their observations to their engineering process as they improve their designs.
Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Ideas
- PS1.A Structure and Properties of Matter
- 2.PS1.2
- PS3.C Relationship Between Energy and Forces
- ETS1.A Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem
- ETS1.B Developing Possible Solutions
Cross Cutting Concepts
- Cause and Effect
- Patterns
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson students will be able to