Solar Panels 4: Solar Car Efficiency
by Peggy Lord
Students will first build and collect data on how fast their solar car is. Then students can change items to increase the efficiency of the solar panel to increase the overall speed of the solar car.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lQzcXUOBDCZucvObIdPRnhJ1kMDi97JG/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Technology 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Number & Quantity (N)
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