Solar power science fair project ideas

How do I start a solar energy science fair project?

Find an idea for a solar energy science fair project: sample topics, materials, experiments, schematics, worksheets and research resources for good solar energy science projects. You are encouraged to use this information as a starting point to create your own idea for a project or science fair.

What can you do with solar energy?

Use solar energy as you create your own robot, make your own oven, make freshwater from saltwater, or collect and heat water. Or analyze how existing solar cells or panels work. Now You're Cooking! Building a Simple Solar Oven Here is a project that uses direct solar power, gathering the sun's rays for heating/sterilizing water or cooking.

Can I create my own science ideas for a science fair?

You are encouraged to use this information as a starting point to create your own idea for a project or science fair. These science ideas can be used as learning tools for a fair or project at elementary school, middle school and high school level.

How do you use solar power?

Experiment with solar power by building your own solar-powered robot or oven or by testing ways to speed up an existing solar car. Or analyze how solar cells or panels work. Now You're Cooking! Building a Simple Solar Oven Here is a project that uses direct solar power, gathering the sun's rays for heating/sterilizing water or cooking.

Can you do solar experiments If You're Under 18?

If you are under 18 years old, get permission from your parents to do any of these experiments. How to build a solar powered radio. Solar motor and battery charger demonstration. Amount of light that hits a solar panel for a demonstration or an experimental project. Go!

What is solar power & how does it work?

Solar power is a form of renewable energy that converts sunlight into electricity using solar panels (Figure 1). Solar panels can be mounted on rooftops or on the ground. They can even be mixed into agricultural spaces for livestock or crops using a technique called agrivoltaics (Figure 2). Figure 1. An array of solar panels on a rooftop. Figure 2.