Grades 3-12 (Kit)
Engage students with this design challenge! Students will design and construct a barn, and add a solar panel to their barn that will generate electricity to power a fan. This fun challenge is included in the Farming for Energy lesson plan located on the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix. Kit contains enough materials for students to work in five small groups. LIMIT 4
Included Materials:
- Hobby motors
- Fan blades
- Test leads -alligator clip to alligator clip
- Mini Solar panels
Materials to Gather (not included):
- Glue gun
- Craft knife
- Scissors
- Construction materials such as; paper, cardboard, paper towel rolls, paper cups, plastic cups, 2-liter soda bottles, Legos, wood dowels, popsicle/craft sticks, corks, paper plates, wood skewers, push pins, paper clips, toothpicks, tape, etc.
