Solar Power for Mars Design a solar panel setup for a greenhouse on Mars Day 1
Bell Ringer On a note card write an answer for these two questions: 1. What is technology? 2. What kinds of technology can you use to gather information? 2
Our Engineering Challenge O Design a method to maximize the amount of solar energy for powering a greenhouse on Mars. 3
The Mars Rover: Curiosity 4
Curiosity landing Curiosity landing O Show this 2 minute NASA video of the If the video does not play when you click on it, copy and paste the link below into the browser. 5
Greenhouse on the Red Planet 6
Solar Cells A solar panel consists of many solar cells.
Testing Materials 8 multimeter Solar cell
Instructions O Measure the power generated from the solar panel at 10 angle intervals. O Record this information on the Data Collection Sheet. O When you collect the needed data, graph the results on the Data Sheet. O Keep the flashlight in the same position throughout the testing. 9
Data Collection Chart Record your measurements next to the angles as you measure them.
Graph Your Results
Solar Power for Mars Design a solar panel setup for a greenhouse on Mars Day 2
Bell Ringer Before class begins, get a notecard and answer these two questions about your research in lesson 1: 1. What angles generated the most solar energy? 2. Why do we need to know this to design our solar panel? 13
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Marketing Plan O Develop a marketing plan for convincing the of the class that your solar panel is the best. O Decide on your selling points. O Prepare a brief (2-3 minute) presentation. O Make your presentation short and to the point.