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ENERGY PROJECT

SEED Energy Project

How we use the Earth's limited natural resources is one of the greatest challenges people face in the 21st century. Among the most pressing of these concerns is energy.

The SEED Energy Project offers students and teachers opportunities to gain valuable insight into this global issue through firsthand experiments and activities.

Is the World Getting Warmer?

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Is the world getting warmer? The global temperature changes over the past 150 years, would indicate that the answer is a "YES!" But what if we look at the past 1,000 years, 100,000 years or more? And why should YOU care if indeed our world is getting warmer?

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Build a Solar Water Heater

Solar water heater

Many designs for solar water heaters circulate water through a series of coiled or looped tubes in a collector box with a transparent cover facing the Sun. In this activity, you will find out if such a design really works.

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Designing an Energy-Efficient Building

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Use traditional and high-tech methods to minimize energy use.

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Explore Energy Solutions

Sun Tracker: Generate electricity from sunlight 

In this activity, you will explore how to maximize the performance of a solar cell for the part of the world where you live

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Cooling without air-conditioning or refrigeration

Cool Clay
Learn how a traditional roofing material helps cool homes in the tropics

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The Pot-in-Pot Cooling System
Build a refrigerator that uses no electricity or gas

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Engineering Challenge: Design for Energy Efficiency

Solar CookerSolar Cooker 

Use the energy of the Sun to cook food… 

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battery-1.jpgFruit Power 

Learn How to Generate Electricity from Lemons...

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Build a Better Battery 

... based on fruits of vegetables.

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energy_playground_tn.jpgThe Energy Playground: 

Capture some of that running, jumping and cycling energy and put it to use.

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Ice_cubeHow Long Can an Ice Cube Last? 

Design an environment that will protect an ice cube from the temperature of its surroundings.

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