| Are you a high school student looking for a science | | | | Some states provide financial incentives for schools to |
| project for your upcoming school science fair? | | | | have a professionally-installed solar power system for |
| Build a solar panel | | | | the school. Not only will this reduce the cost of |
| The experiential lessons you will learn from this project | | | | electricity for your school, it will provide a learning |
| will last you a lifetime. They will provide you with the | | | | experience for students. Perhaps your project can be |
| knowledge to save money on your family's electric bills | | | | the catalyst for your school to "go solar." |
| and help save our planet. For some of you, this project | | | | Involve your family in your project |
| may provide the motivation to enter a new and | | | | Your whole family can learn from your project. They |
| exciting career in solar energy. | | | | may discover that harnessing the sun's energy is a |
| By choosing a solar science project and demonstrating | | | | practical and cost-effective way for your family to |
| how the sun's energy can be transformed into useful | | | | save on their home electric bills. Your project may be |
| electricity, your project: | | | | put to practical use right away to generate electricity |
| - will be a great learning experience, | | | | for small appliances or in a home workshop. Your |
| - is environmentally-friendly, | | | | family can help you purchase the inexpensive materials |
| - is a real-life practical science application, | | | | you will need. Your family will be proud of you and |
| - can help solve societal problems, and | | | | your project. |
| - looks toward the future. | | | | It's practical and easy |
| Encourage your teacher to include solar science in | | | | The materials you will need are not expensive. They |
| your classroom studies | | | | can be purchased for under $200, depending on |
| Building a solar panel as a class activity will bring your | | | | where you get them. |
| whole class into the 21st century. The future for power | | | | Any motivated high school do-it-yourselfer can make a |
| generation throughout the world lies in harnessing the | | | | solar panel. It's inexpensive, it's fun, it's practical -- all it |
| energy of the sun. Your class can learn about | | | | takes is a little ingenuity and a commitment to learn. |
| electricity, properties of semiconductors, and how solar | | | | Your project will reward you, your family, and your |
| power systems work. | | | | class with valuable lessons for the 21st century. |