Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Description:
Take part in San Diego Solar Energy Week 08, October 12 - 18, 2008. Workshop participants receive a free Expo Pass ($100 value) to The Solar Power International 08 conference held at the San Diego Convention Center, October 13 – 16, 2008
The workshop includes presentations & activities using solar electric & solar heating technologies. The goal is to improve student energy literacy aligned with the California Science standards. The process is engaging, rigorous, and fun!
Participants will be engaged in:
-Using solar electric panels to power a variety of electrical appliances including:
-Music systems, Motors, model Cars, Art, Water fountains, smoothie carts, lighting, etc.
-Sizing solar electric systems to meet the energy demands of classroom electrical projects
-How to use solar electric cells to teach electricity
-Building solar cookers which concentrate the energy of the sun:
-Relevant science principles include radiation, conduction, convection, insulation, energy transformation, greenhouse effect, reflection and absorption.
-Using solar energy to distill and pasteurize water
Participating teachers will receive: Your Solar Home (guidebook, DVD, poster), Solar Decathlon (book/DVD)
All Participants will receive solar posters, solar cooker (you build), and a solar powered car (you build)
| Location: |
Omni Hotel San Diego, California |
Contact Information:
Workshop information contact: Nancy Taylor, ntaylor@sdcoe.net or (858) 292-3854
Registration information contact: Ana Nicasio, anicasio@sdcoe.net or (858) 292-3789
Event Home Page: http://www.sdcoe.net/lret2/science/?loc=scical&m=1
Organization Hosting This Event: San Diego County Office of Education, Science Department
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