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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Hurumanu - Solar Energy


Aim: To find out which colour attracts the suns heat.

Hypothesis: I think the black cup will be the hottest because black is an absorbing colour. 

Materials:

  1.  cup
  2.  thermometer
  3.  Chromebook
  4.  timer
  5.  paper
  6. tinfoil

Steps

  1.   get someone in your group to get the ingredients.
  2.  get the experiment ready.
  3.  wait for the teacher to put in the water and give you the thermometer.
  4. put the light on 
  5. put the timer on
  6. when the timer goes off put your results in the finding's box below

Findings:





Time 
Cup 1
White
Cup 2
Black
Cup 3
Tinfoil
0
16'c16'c16'c
15
18'c20'c19'c
30
18'c24'c21'c
45
19'c27'c23'c

Conclusion

I was right the black cup was the hottest because I know that black is a heat-absorbing colour







Activity:

In pairs rate the livability of coal vs solar energy.

Comparing Coal energy with Solar energy ( Rate; 1 = poor to 10 = great)

Factor
Solar
Coal
Livability


Sustainability


Accessibility


Cost


Your choice...



Solar Sharing ( from 2040)

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