01. Energy: Light a Small Community
The Challenge
A small residential community needs enough solar energy to provide electricity to ten homes.
What will you do?
Choose:
- the number of solar panels;
- the level of sunlight;
- the number of storage batteries.
- how much energy is produced;
- how many homes receive electricity;
- how much energy is stored;
- how much energy is wasted
Your goal
Provide electricity to all ten homes without producing more than 5 units of unnecessary excess energy.
Suggested use
10–15 minutes
For teachers
This experiment can introduce or reinforce concepts related to renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency and energy transition.