Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Solar Camp Tuesday and Wednesday


Tuesday was T for technology and Wednesday was E for engineering.  

On Tuesday campers created a solar sill to desalinized salt water.





After watching a video on how solar panels work and playing a short game where they were the silicon atoms and electrons in the solar panels, campers created circuits using solar panels from the Snap Circuit kits. 



On Wednesday campers tested and designed solar cars.  The solar car built from hollow board worked better than the solar car built of Lego's.  The campers hypothesized that the Lego car did not work as well because Lego's are heavier, it was cloudier when the Lego car was tested, and that the Lego's did not hold the motor in place as well.




Campers were also excited to receive the first of their pictures from the NASA telescopes today.



Moving to a New Level in LEGO Lunch

Adding Controls and Motors The students in LEGO Lunch added motors, sensors and controls to the objects in the town they are designing....