Juice from Juice: Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Kit
Renewable solar energy holds the potential for solving the world's energy needs, and moving us away from fossil fuels. It is also a great tool to teach your middle and high school students about many scientific principles in physics, chemistry and biology.
Caltech scientists, working with local high school science teachers, have created a self-contained kit that demonstrates how you can use blackberry and other fruit juices to generate power from sunlight! This kit contains all the materials you will need for creating solar cells for your entire class of students. Each student will get hands-on experience creating solar energy while having fun applying principles of physics, chemistry and biology.
Download chemical safety MSDS 37pg PDF document.
Download lesson plans below. Separated by grade level and discipline.
Grades 3-8 Science Datasheet
General Solar Cell Datasheet
Highschool Biology Datasheet
Highschool Chemistry Datasheet
Highschool Physics Datasheet
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Additional resources provided by Caltech
Reinventing The Leaf Scientific American
Power Plants Scientific American
Graetzel Cell 1998
Understanding Electrochemistry: Some Distinctive Concepts
What Is Titanium? From Wise Geek (word doc)
Caltech Solar Energy Research in the News (word doc)
I Want You For Solar Army Poster (power point doc)
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