Design an experiment to investigate differences in the amount of the sun's energy absorbed by a variety of surface materials 0607.8.2
Links verified 7/25/2014
- Absorbing Light: Dark vs Bright - instructions on how to set up an experiment
- The Effect of Soil Type on the Absorption of Heat and Water Evaporation - detailed report of a science fair project
- Radiation and the Transfer of Energy - lesson plan describing how to set up the experiment
- Solar Energy, Albedo, and the Polar Regions - look for the section named Reflect or Absorb? about halfway down the page
- Solar S'Mores - lesson plan on investigating the differences in the amount of the sun's energy absorbed by a variety of edible surface materials - delicious
- Which material absorbs heat most efficiently, sand, soil, or rocks? - answer from an expert
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