Science Experiments Using Solar Panels

Fill each cup with the same amount of liquid of the same cool temperature.

Science experiments using solar panels.

Solar science to be exact. Or analyze how solar cells or panels work. The following easy science experiments for kids will help them look at the sun in a whole new light. One way to store the solar energy for later use is to use a solar cell to charge something called a capacitor.

Cover one of the glasses on white paper with plastic. 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. Have a discussion and make predictions about what you think will happen to the water in each glass.

Record amount of resistance in ohms for both groups. Measure the water temperature and set one cup on each paper. For each solar panel make contact between red and black test lead with the end wires of the 220 ohm resistor. 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.

Or analyze how solar cells or panels work. The capacitor stores the energy as an electric field which can be tapped into at any time in or out of light.