Solar Updraft Tower
by kelsey kendrick
In this lesson, students will construct a solar updraft tower. They will use heat lamps to warm the air inside the tower, resulting in the propeller spinning. This lesson helps students gain a better understanding of how energy transfers from the sun to the air, causing the molecules to warm up and become less dense.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SrWuhDlnV-9_n8w9IWIhDehYL2pNeL2w/edit?u…Related Content
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