SunlightAurea

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 * By Catherine, Kelly, and Preeti**

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Our teacher Mr. Garrison wants us to choose a type of alternative energy. We (Catherine, Kelly, and Preeti) as a group have to create something based on the type of alternative energy we have chosen to do: Solar Energy.

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Question&Answers

Set 1. Q1. Why do we try to use solar power instead of coal?  A1. We use solar power instead of coal because coal is a limited source, and coal pollutes the environment. Solar power is unlikely to run out on, and also solar power is clean to the environment. [|Link]

Q2.Why should we use solar energy to generate electricity? A2.We should use solar energy to generate electricity because the world’s electricity is generated by the burning fossil fuels,such as coal,oil and also gas.But,when these fuels get burned,it produce toxic that will decrease our air quality and it might cause global warming too!The solar energy is an excellent alternative energy source because it is waste-free and it uses the energy from the sun. [|Link]

Q3.Why is solar energy renewable?  A3.Solar energy is renewable because solar energy comes from the sun’s rays and as long as the sun shines,there will be solar energy.Solar energy is a free resource.The first discovery for heat was to use the solar power. We had use the sun’s energy for drying clothes and foods for many many years. But the solar energy does not go away. [|Link]

Q4. How does solar power work?  A4.The sun has the solar power.The sun’s light contains energy.Usually,when the light hits an object,it will turn into heat.It would feel like you are sitting down with the sun shining on you.But when the light hits certain materials the energy will turn into electrical current instead. [|Link]

Q5.How is solar power being used today? A5.Solar power is being use in many different ways.There is solar heat,by the solar thermal power.It is use to heat water,homes,swimming pools,and even cook foods.When it is a very cold day,the home will also be cold,so the solar power will make the house warm so it wouldn’t be cold.Solar power is also to use light up gardens,landscapes,decks,and patios,driveways,campsites,tents,and to power flashlight that can go anywhere. [|link]

Q6.How does passive solar heating water works?  A6.Passive solar heating uses the heat that comes from the sun to heat the homes,and other different building.The basic example of a design that takes advantage of passive solar heating is a positioned windows.Large windows of a building allow a relatively high amount of heat from the sun into space on sunny days.Using double layer windows and curtains that could be closed at night will maximize the passive solar heating potential,by minimizing the amount of heat through the window area. [|link]

Q7.How powerful is the solar power coming from the sun?  A7.There is enough electromagnetic energy coming out from the sun every day to power the earth for the next 27 years. [|link]

Q8. Why can’t we use solar energy all the time? Q8.Unlike natural gas and coal, we can’t store up sunshine to use whenever we need to make more electricity. If the sun is behind clouds, there wouldn’t be enough power for everyone. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Another reason we use fossil fuels like coal and natural gas is because they’re cheaper. It costs more money to make electricity from wind, and most people don’t want to pay more on their bills. [|Link]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q9.How does solar power produce energy? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Q9.Before producing energy,you have to have solar cells or panels.The solar will heat the solar cells and panels that you have.The solar cells and panels will absorb the solar energy changing them into conduction electrons.The solar cells and panels use the sun’s ray to produce energy.They will keep on doing this to produce energy. [|link]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q10.How does solar power help the environment? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A10.Solar power can help the environment by not polluting it.Solar power is nothing that is harmful.In addition,the energy is forever unlike oil that will be harder and harder to produce.If every home has a solar shields,there will be enough power to generate electricity for all of the homes.That would be saving a lot of energy! [|Link]

set 2. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q1.How does a solar ice cream machine work? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A1.You put the ingredients needed to make ice cream in the solar machine, then you wait for it to make you ice-cream. When it is done, it will keep good until you are ready to eat it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q2.Why make an ice cream machine? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A2. We make an ice cream machine because it can make ice cream even though you are at a place with no power plugs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q3. Why won’t the ice cream melt? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A3.The ice cream inside the machine won’t melt because the solar will power it up and the power will be cold.The ice cream inside won’t melt into liquid.The sun’s energy will help the machine make all of the ice cream cold.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q4.How is this invention useful? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Q4.The solar ice cream machine is useful because you get to make your own ice cream.you can enjoy eating yummy ice cream when you don’t need to make the ice cream with your own hands.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q5.Why did we choose a solar ice cream machine? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A5.We chose the solar ice cream machine because it isn’t wasting power,and while you are doing something else the solar ice cream machine will make the ice cream.It is easy is cool.Just put the flavor you want to to the machine.When it is a hot day,you can use the machine to make your ice cream without a plug only solar energy.You won’t need to make the ice cream with all of your energy.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Q6.How does the solar ice cream machine get energy? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A6.The solar ice cream machine will get the energy from the sun.The sun’s light will shine on the solar ice cream machine.The machine will absorb the energy.After getting the energy,the machine will start to make the ice cream you want.the sun’s energy will all go to the machine.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q7.What will happen if the solar ice cream machine doesn’t work? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A7.If the solar ice cream machine won’t work,then our group will try to make it function.We will make it work.If it still doesn’t work,then we might as well create something else new.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Q8.How do we know if our inventions work? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A8.If the solar ice cream machine makes the ice cream and keeps it cold,then that tells us that the invention worked.We can tell if the machine works because we can look at the ice cream inside the machine.If it is melted then it does not work.If it is still in good shape then,it works.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Q9.Why do we like the invention? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A9.We like the invention because we think it is useful.Everyone should like food,so we though of a food machine.All three of us likes to eat ice cream so we wanted to invent a solar machine that could make ice cream.It is good for the season “Summer” because it is really sweltering.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Q10.How is it special? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A10.We think it is special because these is a machine that will help you make the ice cream by the solar energy.Not only make the ice cream but it will keep it cold until you want to eat it.Usually ice cream machines won’t keep the ice cream cold.But only our solar ice cream machine will.

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Possible sources -Websites -Books -school library -public library -encyclopedias -experts

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-Websites,and books,were the easiest to use.You can find the important details that you are looking for.(Kelly went to the library and asked about where the books are.There was a whole section of books about solar.Preeti and her mom went to the library too!They borrow a lot of videos and some book about our project.)

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Books about our project can be found in the library. You can go on Google to find websites or go to our school library. You can also go to the public library in San Jose,Santa Clara,Cupertino, or anywhere else. You can use the encyclopedia. If you don't have one, you could go to the closest library near you and borrow the encyclopedia.Or you can just go online to Google and type "encyclopedias". A librarian can be an expert. They can tell you almost anything.

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wonder wheel This is our groups wonder wheel.

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When we didn't understand one of the questions, we read the fact really carefully. After reading it over again,it was all clear.Now that we figured out what is really means,we could answer the question.If we read the answers carefully but we still didn't understand,we would ask the teacher or anyone who could teach us to make it clear.The adult explains it so we could understand.

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We used some notes to do our project.Almost all of our notes that we took helped a lot, but some of them didn't help. We didn't want to make it confusing, so we decided not to use some of the notes.

5.1
When we were brainstorming, we took a piece of paper to take some notes.In the beginning,when we were planning our alternative energy name, we wrote all of the names that we came up with.We decided that we didn't like any of these names so we went to the computer and translated all the names to see if we could get better results. We tried all of the names and finally we decided that Sunlight Aurea was the best name. We used notes the most in this project. The notes were very helpful.We also drew a sketch for the logo, but we decided to do something else than draw on paper, so we used google drawing.

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[| Google presentation] []

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