Solar Panels: How Solar Panels Work, Part II: Solar Water Pumping

5th - 8th Grades

This activity provides as a great follow-up lesson to the Intro to How Solar Panels Work lesson. In this activity, youth will learn how to wire solar panels into series and parallel formations and apply that knowledge to test how different series and parallel configurations impact water pumping. Youth will be challenged to use the Engineering Design Process to see who can come up with the most efficient wiring configuration to pump water the fastest.

Nebraska’s College and Career Ready Standards of Science Addressed:

  • SC.6.4.1 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of energy.
  • SC.7.8 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of the flow of energy and cycling of matter in organisms and ecosystems.
  • SC.8.4 Gather, analyze, and communicate evidence of energy.

Class Type: In person

Fee: $45 per class

Classroom Requirements: Tables for youth to work as small groups, access to water, Wi-Fi, and projector/projector screen

Program Length: This program includes one 90-minute visit with the 4-H Staff

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