solar energy

Solar Energy

Catching the sun movie

Materials:

1.  cups x4
2.  tinfoil 
3.  water
4.  2 sheets white paper
5.  1 sheet of black paper 
6.  thermometer
7. 1 large cup
8. 1 heat lamp  

Steps

1.   Get materials
2.  Put cups on each piece of paper
3.  See what one heats up more 
4.  Get the thermometer to see what one was the hottest.

Which surface conducts / attracts the most heat?

Time + temperature	Cup 1 White paper	Cup 2 White paper+ plastic.	Cup 3 Black paper	Cup 4 Tinfoil
0	12'c	12'c	12'c	12'c
45 minutes	16	14	22	24
60 minutes	20	19	20	20
75 minutes	18	19	22	26

Findings:

cup one had white paper it started 12'c  and at 45 min it went to  16

and at 60min  it went to 20 and at 75 min it went to 18

cup 2  it started off at  12'c and at 45 min 14 and at 60min 19 and at 75 min it was 19
cup 3 it started at 12 then at 45min 22  60min 20 75min  22 

cup 4 it started at 12 then at 45 min 24 then at 60 min 20 and at 75 min 26