1. Solar Power for Mars Design a solar panel setup for a greenhouse on Mars Day 1

2. 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

3. Our Engineering Challenge O Design a method to maximize the amount of solar energy for powering a greenhouse on Mars. 3

4. The Mars Rover: Curiosity 4

5. 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. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.php?id=1103 5

6. Greenhouse on the Red Planet 6

7. Solar Cells A solar panel consists of many solar cells.

8. Testing Materials 8 multimeter Solar cell

9. 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

10. Data Collection Chart Record your measurements next to the angles as you measure them.

11. Graph Your Results

12. Solar Power for Mars Design a solar panel setup for a greenhouse on Mars Day 2

13. 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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15. 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.