The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh

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Email:: contact@thesolarspark.co.uk
Website:: http://www.solarspark.chem.ed.ac.uk/

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Hand battery
In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh
Complete a circuit by placing your hands on two metal plate electrodes.
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Anodising titanium
In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh
Explore how the colour of titanium metal covered with titanium dioxide varies with the thickness of titanium dioxide.
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Solar technology
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Find out about the kind of solar cells we use and how they are made with videos from The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh.
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The impact of solar power
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Think about the benefits of solar power and the impact it can have on people’s lives
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The Tyndall effect
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Demonstrate light scattering with just two jars of water and some milk.
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Solar cells and circuits
In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh
Explore how to set up an electrical circuit containing solar cells and how connecting them in different ways will produce different results.
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Make your own spectroscope
In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh
Make a “rainbow in a box” using card and a CD.
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Make a Grtäzel cell
In association with The Solar Spark at the University of Edinburgh
Make a dye sensitised solar cell using household items such as raspberries.
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Solar cell in a drinking straw
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Capture electricity from sunlight using raspberry juice and drinking straws.
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Solar cells and absorption
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Explore the relationship between light and absorption in solar cells.
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Mixing colours
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Demonstrate how putting different colours together combine to give the full picture.
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Energy Card Sort
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Sort solar energy themed cards into groups and work out the connections between those in the groupsust
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Chlorophyll fluorescence
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Make a plant fluoresce by simply crushing it and shining a light on it.