i-STEAM: KidWind Solar Energy Challenge Workshop

Location

119 Chambers Building, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802

Date(s):

Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 9:00am - 3:00pm

Time:

9:00am - 3:00pm

Duration

One Day Workshop

Details

Solar electric power is one of the fastest growing energy resources in the United States today. In this workshop you will engage in hands-on activities that will introduce you to the science behind solar energy while putting easy-to-use tools in your hands. Hands-on activities include evaluating performance of solar devices under a variable solar resource, applications of solar energy, basic electrical concepts, and properties of light. These investigations are powerful vehicles to expose students to “difficult-to-hold-onto” concepts like energy conversion and transfer, electricity generation, and our energy future. You will leave this workshop with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to introduce students to solar energy concepts as well as how to integrate solar power into building designs. You can use the activities from the workshop with your students to get them excited about clean energy systems. This workshop will also introduce educators to the KidWind Solar Energy Program and Solar competition. 

Target Audience: Teachers of students in grades 4-12

• This workshop is FREE to all educators with ACT 48 (5 hours).
• A continental breakfast and lunch are provided by the Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS).
• An introductory KidWind Solar Kit.

Target Audience:

4th-12th Grade Educators

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Registration:

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