All you need for this project is a glass jar a solar garden light and heavy duty glue.
Homemade solar panel for kids.
Once dry set it out in the sun during the day to charge and watch it glow at night.
A great science fair project is to teach your kids how to create a solar cell or solar panel using materials you can buy at a hardware store.
Pop the solar light apart take the top piece with the panel and light bulb and glue around the panel before attaching it to the jar lid.
First of all focus on the fact that solar power is good for the earth and our environment because it is a clean green energy which sum gives us.
So get to work and teach your kids how fun and practical science can be.
Materials for a homemade solar panel can be purchased at most hardware stores.
Now there are some steps that needs a parents help such as heating metal over the stove.
The copper sheet will begin to turn black.
A thin film solar panel are made by solar cells that have light absorbing layers and much smaller than a standard silicon panel which allows it to be light.
Homemade solar panels for kids a fun science fair project.