What is Energy?
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
Energy
Where does all energy in plants and meat originally come from?
The Sun
What color cup do you think will get the warmest in sunlight?
Black
What did the members build to try to collect the most heat?
A solar chamber
What kind of rays come from the sun, but we can’t see them?
Ultraviolet (UV) rays
What is it called when energy makes things happen or move?
Work
Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable
What did you use to wrap around the cups in the sunlight experiment?
Colored construction paper
What could you use to build your solar chamber?
Everyday materials like cups, boxes, foil, or paper
What did the members use to detect UV rays?
Solar bead bracelets
What kind of company hired the students to be "energy detectives"?
An engineering firm
Name one way humans use solar energy
To grow food (plants) or use solar panels
What tool did you use to measure how warm the water got?
Thermometer
What part of the solar chamber are we measuring?
The temperature inside
What happens to the beads when UV rays hit them?
They change color
Why is energy important?
Because it powers everything and helps things grow or work
Why is solar energy important to life on Earth?
Because it powers food chains and gives us heat and light
What was the purpose of the plain tap water cup?
It was the control for the experiment
What do you win if your group builds the best solar chamber?
A prize?
Why should you keep the beads out of the sun until you test them?
They don’t change color too early