Weather Station & Solar Energy Project Lab Cambridge University

Weather Station & Solar Energy Project Lab University of Cambridge

fits with the National Curriculum Science key stages 2+, 3+, 4, Ages 8 to adult
Weather station project lab ? harness solar energy and observe weather patterns with this activity packed project lab - sixty two (yes 62!) activities are included, 31 in weather and 31 solar, to keep inquisitive minds and fingers busy. Ideal for an older sibling to help a younger one to work through.

Includes 31 Weather activities
1. Assembling the anemometer.
2. The wind ? Beaufort scale.
3. Checking the wind around you.
4. Make a wind streamer.
5. Build a kite.
6. The natural water cycle on earth. Learn about precipitation, evaporation and condensation.
7. Experimenting with evaporation.
8. Laundry day ? evaporation.
9. Look at the clouds ? what type are they.
10. Create a cloud.
11. Make it rain.
12. Make your own rain gauge.
13. Comparing rain drops.
14. Finding out about thunderstorms.
15. Using static electricity.
16. Lightning and thunder.
17. Timing storms.
18. Create your own lightning.
19. Weather temperature.
20. Hail and snow.
21. Ice crystals.
22. Ice crystals again.
23. Make a rainbow.
24. Comparing the latitude with the weather.
25. Make a Psychrometer.
26. The pH scale.
27. Pollution and acid rain.
28. Natural world records!
29. The greenhouse effect.
30. Assembling the barometer.
31. Using the barometer.

Solar Energy Project Lab ? harness solar energy and observe weather patterns with this activity packed project lab.

Includes 31 Solar basecd Activities:-

1. How much heat do you get from the sun in your room?
2. The sun heats water ? the Greenhouse Effect
3. White in the sun. All about heat radiation.
4. The Spectrum
5. The weather in a casserole. How the sun influences the air around us..
6. A scientific explanation of a magnifying glass.
7. Converging Light Rays.
8. Maximum Temperature.
9. Left ? Right. Mirror images.
10. Convex Mirror. How different surfaces of a mirror can change your reflection.
11. Concave Mirror. As above.
12. Assembling the Solar Furnace.
13. How does a Solar Furnace Work.
Now try the next 6 activities below with your Solar Furnace.
14. Assembling the Test Tube Stand.
15. Boiling Water. Use with the Solar Furnace to bring water to the boil.
16. Can you cook an egg? (The egg white). See if you can with the help of the solar furnace.
17. Burning a Feather.
18. Melt a candle.
19. A little outside help.
20. How do Solar Cells work?
21. Assembling the Solar Cell support.
22. Assembling the Motor support.
23. Solar energy powers electric motor.
24. Can you make the motor revolve even on a rainy day?
25. The Propeller
26. Shaping the Propeller
27. The moving patterns.
28. Airplane mobile.
29. Make a Carouse (the function of distance).
30. Make a bird mobile (the function of quantity).
31. Combining the solar furnace and the solar cell.