LTU-Scienceteaching

SUN & SCIENCE

                                Mankind will not remain on Earth forever, but in its quest for light and space will at first timidly penetrate beyond the confines of the atmosphere, and later will conquer for itself all the space near the Sun.

Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935)

Major sponsors                                                       

La Trobe University, FSTE

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scitecheng/

 

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development 

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/default.htm  

Australian Institute of Physics

http://www.aip.org.au/

 

Science Teacher's Association of Victoria

http://www.stav.vic.edu.au/home

Project coordinator: Dr Wan Ng                                    

Email: w.ng@latrobe.edu.au

Faculty of Education (Bundoora)

La Trobe University

For more information on the project and curriculum materials (see below for list), please visit http://www.latrobe.edu.au/educationalstudies/solar/solar.htm.

Curriculum Materials                                                  

Sun, science, and society .ppt

 

Solar Cells

Photovoltaic (solar cells) unit workbook .doc

Interactive animation: Learn how solar cells work .swf

Solar Cars

Solar car outline .doc

Solar lego car instruction 1 .doc

Solar lego car instruction 2 .doc

Solar car 1 .doc

Solar car 2 .doc

Solar car 3 .doc

Solar car 4 .doc

Solar car 5 .doc

Solar car 6 .doc

Others (for information about the devices below, click here) 

 

	Battery Charger
	Concentration Ratio
	Diameter of the Sun
	Food Dryers
	Greenhouse Experiments
	LED flasher
	Model Water Heater
	Photo Voltaic Modules
	Solar Ponds
	Solar Tower
	UV Beads