Re: [Phys-l] What's to know about photovoltaic panels?

[Scott Secrest <s_secrest@hotmail.com>]

There are some good sites on the web with labs posted on them.  Here are some of the better ones that I have found:

 

Florida Solar Energy Center:

http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education/k-12/curricula/use/index.htm

 

National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project: 

(under "Sources of Energy" look for "Photovoltaics" as well as "Schools Going Solar")

http://www.need.org/Guides-Subject.php

 

Renewable Energy Education/Powering Our Future (choose High School Module):

http://www.poweringourfuture.com/pv.html

 

Renewable Energy/The Infinite Power of Texas:

http://www.infinitepower.org/lessonplans.htm

 

The Rahaus Institute (Solar Schoolhouse)

(not much for free materials, but they have products, as well as short videos on some of the basic things they do)

http://www.rahus.org/

 

 

I haven't tried these labs yet, but will be doing some of them with my classes later this year.  There are more that I have bookmarked, but those looked like the best places to start.

 

Scott Secrest

Physics Teacher/Science Department Chair

St. Francis de Sales High School

Toledo, Ohio
 
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> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:20:34 +0200
> From: Mark Sylvester <mark.sylvester@spin.it>
> Subject: [Phys-l] What's to know about photovoltaic panels?
> To: Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
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> This year I want to include a lab based around a small photovoltaic 
> panel in my IB higher level practical program. I'd appreciate 
> suggestions as to what might make an interesting investigation.
>
> Mark

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