5th - 8th Grades
A growing trend is to install separate solar panels for each home, neighborhood, or village. These systems need to be carefully designed to provide adequate electricity for the needs and wants of the people. In this lesson, youth will learn intro to circuitry concepts as they play a fun game that helps them learn how solar panels work. Solar panels wired in series and parallel provide different voltage and amperage measurements. In this lesson, youth will discover the voltage and amperage characteristics of series and parallel circuits.
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 50-minute visit with the 4-H Staff
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