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toc =Solar Sun® Inc. - Alternative Energy Project= //Seeing the solar future.//

About Us
Solar Sun Inc. is a eco-friendly company that builds solar powered products to save the enviroment. We studied all about solar energy and even made some new inventions and has lots of great ideas. We made an awesome wiki page to help other people understand the uses and goodness of using solar energy. We also have many partners and sponsors such as Water Power, Eco-fish and EPW.

Our sponsors/partners
Ecofish

Eco-fish is a company that uses water powered energy to help the environment. They also made an awesome wiki page using all the information they gathered. They have an amazing product, their Fish-bot.

Water Power

Water Power is a company that uses water powered energy to help the environment. They also made an awesome wiki page using all the information they gathered. They have two amazing products, their waterfall wheel and their water gear wheel.

EPW

EPW is a company that uses wind powered energy to help the environment. They also made an awesome wiki page using all the information they gathered. They have an amazing product, their wind powered car.

Order Now!
You can order our awesome products now by downloading our order form, printing it out, filling it out, and then mailing it to: 72567 Solar Sun Way, Cupertino, CA 95129-2899

You can also order by filling out the form and then emailing it to: ordernow@solarsuninc.com, or by calling 1-800-SUN-SOLAR

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, etc., just email feedback@solarsuninc.com, or call 1-800-SUN-SOLAR

Order Form:

1.1 Define the information problem
The teacher wants us to:
 * 1) Create a company logo
 * 2) Put Big 6 Steps into Wiki page.
 * 3) Create 10 Questions using the Big 6 model and get Mr. Garrison Approval
 * 4) Decide on how information will be presented
 * 5) Tag wiki pages for grading.
 * 6) For Big6 3.2 use "Wonder Wheel" and Skitch to create search terms
 * 7) Bookmark 20 websites on diigo and have at least 2 sources highlighted on those web pages for each question.

1.2 Identify the information you need in order to complete the task
See Basic Questions

2.1 Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm)

 * encyclopedias
 * websites
 * books
 * people
 * call solar companies

2.2 Evaluate the possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources)

 * websites
 * books
 * people

3.1 Locate Sources
See Sources

3.2 Find information within sources
Google Wonder Wheel Search Terms:

Info Web:

4.1 Engage the source (read, listen, view, touch)
We searched on google for link. While we searched for good links, we also found out a lot of information. The most useful sources are the sources from wikipedia and this website. We learned about different types of solar energy like themal energy, electric energy, solar cells, etc. We also used this new thing called wonder wheel.

4.2 Take out the relevant information from a source
We had many questions, so instead of making a table with the answers, we just put all the questions and answers here. (The sources are here):

To see the questions and answers, please go here.

5.1 Organize information from multiple sources
//You can view our organization document by going here and signing in to your CUSD Google Apps account.//

5.2 Present the information
//You can view our final presentation by going here and signing in to your CUSD Google Apps account.//

Set 1
1. What is solar energy? Solar energy is the sun's rays that reach the earth, often in the form of light and heat. That is what we are using to power our products.

2. What is thermal energy? Thermal energy is the exhertion of power that is created by heat, or the increase in temperature.

3. What is electric energy? Electric Energy uses the power of the sun to produce electricity through solar cells, otherwise known as photovoltaic (PV). It can be applied in three ways: stand-alone, Grid-connected, and Back-up.

4. What is the difference between thermal energy and electric energy? Thermal energy is something at a high temperature, so that they can transfer their energy to something at a low temperature. Electric energy is just electrons moving in something, as electricity

5. How do we use solar energy? We use solar energy by converting the solar energy into electricity with the use of solar panels to supply power.

6. What is the difference between a solar collector and a solar panel? Solar Collectors transform short wavelengths into long wavelengths and trap this energy in the form of heat which is transferred and transported into a heat storage vault. Solar panels convert selected wavelengths of light into electricity.

7. What is a solar thermal energy? Solar thermal energy is a technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy.

8. Why should I use solar energy? Because it is eco-friendly!

9. Is their any other source of collecting solar energy other than solar panels and solar collectors? Yes, but solar panels are the main way we are collecting solar energy.

10. Why are solar panels so expensive? Because solar panels use a lot of resources and a lot of labor to make. But sometimes they aren't very expensive.

11. How are solar panels NOT eco-friendly? Because solar panels use a lot of resources, and they are sometimes not made in eco-friendly ways.

Set 2
1. How hot will the solar panels heat up to? It depends on how hot the the temperature is around it.

2. How thick are solar panels? Depends on the what it is made of.

3. Why is there sometimes glass on solar panels? To protect the solar panel from rain, hail, snow, etc., and human hands.

4. How can solar panels sometimes be flexible? Because some of them are made of flexible materials.

Set 3
1. How strong/fragile are solar panels? They’re really strong. It can survive a 1 cm. hail storm. they can last for 25+ years.

2. How small can a solar panel be? Really small.

3. How can solar energy be efficiently stored as electricity? Store the electricity from the solar panel into a battery.

4. How much electricity does a solar panel produce? It depends on how much light the solar panels gets, how long it gets it, and how efficient the solar cells are.

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Solar Quiz
The Solar Quiz must be downloaded because it was not able to be uploaded to the scratch server (size issues), or to the wiki. Sorry for the inconvenience. Download Here

The Solar Energy Collecting Adventure
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