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Solar Energy for Kids of All AgesWelcome to solar energy for kids! Here you can check out a solar energy diagram or solar energy pictures from NASA. You can learn how to make sun tea and other fun DIY solar energy projects.
What is solar energy? How does it work? How is solar energy turned into heat and electricity? See the solar energy for kids overview for these answers and much more! What does solar energy look like? Sometimes a photograph can explain it best. Check out these amazing pictures of solar energy in action! Each of these photographs are courtesy of the NASA space program. Did you know that the history of solar power can be traced back to the ancient Greeks? Or, that the first steam engine powered by the sun was built in 1861? Check out these and more fun interesting facts about solar energy. How will solar power be used 25, 50 or 100 years from now? Will we be driving solar powered cars, and using the sun for electricity? See what the U.S Department of Energy says about the future of solar energy. Check out our solar oven for kids! This homemade solar cooker can be made from a gift box, shoe box, or even a pizza box. See our pizza box solar oven for step-by-step instructions. Put your homemade solar cooker to test with these 5 solar oven recipes. Make mini pizzas, quesadillas, or turkey melts for lunch. Afterwards, try a smore's recipe or snack on solar nachos! Is it warm and sunny outside? Test the power of the sun by learning how to make sun tea! It's easy with our step-by-step sun tea recipes. Choose from regular, punch or russian style tea! These kid science experiments let you test the sun inside or outside. With a few items around the house, you can make a rainbow, a cd suncatcher, or a solar energy picture! Check out a solar powered toy car, beads that change color in the sun, a solar dancing flower, solar powered bugs, and more cool toys at our solar energy for kids shop! Color and learn about the sun with free printable coloring pages from the Texas Solar Energy Society. Print on recycled paper and use both sides of the page. Show off your artwork by framing it or using it as gift wrap! |
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