Science Literacy Week runs from September 22-28! In honour of this inaugural event, we have a great new kit at the OISE Library. The Solar Cell Demonstrator includes a base, solar cells and a motor. Simply attach the cells to the base and watch as the entire disk whirls around in the sunlight!
This little solar cell is a fantastic way to demonstrate to your students (ages 6 and up) the real-life impact of solar energy, as well as open their imaginations to what can be accomplished by powering the world through the sun. The kit’s solar cells are made of layers of silicon, and in bright sunlight, these cells produce approximately .5 volts DC and 300 milliamps.
You can find a larger image of the kit in the OISE Library K-12 Manipulatives Database, designed to help OISE students discover our hands-on learning resources. You can browse the collections to find kits in specific subject areas, such as this kit found in “Science & Technology: Energy & Control” for Science Literacy Week. You can also see the solar cell in action, as well as many of our other new science activity kits, on the coffee table on the Ground Floor of the library.