Experiment with solar power by building your own solar powered robot or oven or by testing ways to speed up an existing solar car.
Experiments on solar panels.
Have a discussion and make predictions about what you think will happen to the water in each glass.
Measure the water temperature and set one cup on each paper.
Or analyze how solar cells or panels work.
Place one cube directly in the sun and the other in full shade.
Have your child make a guess on which cube will melt faster.
Cover one of the glasses on white paper with plastic.
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.
As the one in the sun turns into a puddle first explain that the heat energy from the sun made it melt faster.
Fill each cup with the same amount of liquid of the same cool temperature.