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Comparing active
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Introduction:
| Increase in the air
pollution caused by fossil fuels such as natural oil and gas is
just one of the factors that has encouraged people to look for
other sources of energy especially solar energy. Global warming
and increase in the oil price in the recent years have accelerated
such efforts and now many people in many countries are actually
using solar energy to substitute parts of their energy needs. Solar energy systems are classified in
two main types. One type is known as passive solar energy system and the
other type is known as active solar energy system. |
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In this project you will compare active
and passive solar energy systems in cost and efficiency.
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Project
description:
This section guides you through learning about active and passive solar
systems, you will then construct two model homes, one using passive
solar energy and the other using active solar energy. You will finally
compare the efficiency of the two systems and present your results in
the form of a table and a graph.
As an extension to this project, you
may also make a solar cooker.
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Details
of this project:
More details or support on this project is available for the
members of ScienceProject.com. Material
needed for experiment may be found at home or purchased locally. Please
make sure you have enough time and craft skills to construct your model
homes. This project is not suggested for students below 8th grade. If
you just need to do a simple science project related to the solar
energy, you may want to consider one of the solar energy kits offered by
MiniScience.com
or KidsLoveKits.com. |
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