build a solar-powered model of a blimp, race car, radio-telescope, helicopter, ultralight glider, robot and fan boat
learn how solar cells work
read about examples of real solar-powered devices
learn about energy consumption through the ages
Learn first hand how photovoltaic cells transorm sunlight into electricity, and how to use that electricity to run the motor on seven models of real-world devices that you build yourself. Learn how solar cells use sunlight to product electricity. Discover how much energy the Sun has to offer and how it is an indisipensable resource. Read about the history of the solar cell and real applications of solar technology already in existence, and start dreaming up your own future solar-powered inventions! The full-color 32-page book provides assembly instructions as well as lessons in solar technology.
2004 Seal of Excelllence Award, Creative Child Magazine
