Cost Effective Solar Cells: Unique Solar Cell Engineering Report
Intended Grade Level(s):
9-12
Energy Content:
Learning Goal(s):
- Students will format solar cell data into tables and graphs
- Students will draw conclusions based on testing data
- Students will construct an engineering report in a research poster format
Lesson Number:
14
Pedagogy & Practice:
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:
Estimated Activity Length:
4 hours
Files Associated with this Activity:
Description:
This lesson is designed to be completed in three 80-minute sections. The teacher will have students write their engineering reports with the following sections: Introduction (taken from Lesson #10), Design (incorporating the model from Lesson #10), Methods, Results, and Discussion. The teacher has students design research posters for a hallway display or a poster session, using the engineering report and photos taken throughout the unique solar cell construction and testing.
- Day 1: Engineering Report #1 (Introduction, Design, and Methods)
- Day 2: Engineering Report #2 (Results and Discussion)
- Day 3: Engineering Report #3 (Citations, Acknowledgments, and Poster Formatting)
