Solar Powered Car
The Solar-Powered Getaway Car
Table of Contents:
Abstract ……………………………….. -- 1 --
Background Research ……………………………….. --2 --
Experiment Details ……………………………….. -- 3 --
Materials and Procedures ……………………………….. --3 --
Challenges and Technical Issues ……………………………….. --4 --
Experiment Results ……………………………….. -- 4--
Data Analysis & Discussion ……………………………….. --6 --
Conclusion ……………………………….. -- 6--
Recommendations ……………………………….. -- 7--
Acknowledgements ……………………………….. -- 7--
Bibliography ……………………………….. -- 7--
Experiment Notes ……………………………….. --attached at end --
Abstract
My project is about solar power. In my project I am testing the effects of differing amounts of light on a solar powered car. I have figured out that the more light the solar powered object is exposed to, the farther and faster it goes. The amount of light is measured in lumens, the more lumens, the more light. My results dictate what would happen if you drove a solar powered car on a cloudy day.
Background Research
Introduction
Question: How does the amount of light the car gets affect the distance it goes?
Hypothesis: the less light, the less distance.
I picked this topic because solar power is a clean, renewable, energy resource that is a better alternative form of energy in cars than gasoline.
I hope to learn how efficient solar panels are.
To do my experiment I used two 2 ¾ inch plastic blocks to keep the distance between the light and the car constant, 40, 60, 75, 100 watt light bulbs to power the car, and a ruler to measure the distance
Scientists have discovered that solar power is a wonderful renewable energy resource that can be used for almost anything including cars, houses, and even airplanes. Solar energy was discovered by Edmund Becquerel in the 1830s. He observed and published findings about the ability of materials to turn light into energy. This was important because it pretty much paved the way for the solar powered objects
Table of Contents:
Abstract ……………………………….. -- 1 --
Background Research ……………………………….. --2 --
Experiment Details ……………………………….. -- 3 --
Materials and Procedures ……………………………….. --3 --
Challenges and Technical Issues ……………………………….. --4 --
Experiment Results ……………………………….. -- 4--
Data Analysis & Discussion ……………………………….. --6 --
Conclusion ……………………………….. -- 6--
Recommendations ……………………………….. -- 7--
Acknowledgements ……………………………….. -- 7--
Bibliography ……………………………….. -- 7--
Experiment Notes ……………………………….. --attached at end --
Abstract
My project is about solar power. In my project I am testing the effects of differing amounts of light on a solar powered car. I have figured out that the more light the solar powered object is exposed to, the farther and faster it goes. The amount of light is measured in lumens, the more lumens, the more light. My results dictate what would happen if you drove a solar powered car on a cloudy day.
Background Research
Introduction
Question: How does the amount of light the car gets affect the distance it goes?
Hypothesis: the less light, the less distance.
I picked this topic because solar power is a clean, renewable, energy resource that is a better alternative form of energy in cars than gasoline.
I hope to learn how efficient solar panels are.
To do my experiment I used two 2 ¾ inch plastic blocks to keep the distance between the light and the car constant, 40, 60, 75, 100 watt light bulbs to power the car, and a ruler to measure the distance
Scientists have discovered that solar power is a wonderful renewable energy resource that can be used for almost anything including cars, houses, and even airplanes. Solar energy was discovered by Edmund Becquerel in the 1830s. He observed and published findings about the ability of materials to turn light into energy. This was important because it pretty much paved the way for the solar powered objects