More School Science Projects that involve Solar Panels

You know, when you start looking - there are loads of science projects a school could undertake that include using solar panels. Like this one which converts a battery powered CD/Radio to run on Solar Energy...

"Solar power provides advantages for remote locations where there is a need for power but no electricity available. For example, if you go to the mountains for a camping trip or to the beach for a day in the sun there are no electrical outlets to conveniently plug in to.

You might want to use something as simple as a radio that runs on dc power and you can use solar power for this application since a solar panel supplies dc electrical current. Mini radios, as that shown in the photo run on batteries so are easily converted to a solar radio."

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photo credit: violet_science

Great School DIY Project - Build a solar powered RC Car

After reading on a solar energy forum one users query into building a solar powered RC Car for his school science project, I came across this:

"This is my newly completed Solar RC Car. I built this car to spark interest in competing in a Solar Race in Summer 2009 in the U.S. This project used many off the shelf hobby parts and could be built by a R/C hobbyist with experience in kit building and soldering."

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Now that's what I call an interesting school project.

Have you ever built a school project that used/involved solar energy? Tell us about it below.