Middle School

Fresnel Lens Furnace

Build a furnace with a fresnel lens that can melt copper enamel.

A Skin on Frame Greenland Kayak Model

Build a model skin on frame kayak and learn about indigenous cultures of the arctic.

Parabolic Trough Collector

Build a parabolic focusing collector for heating water.

Solar Devices

This activity reviews the kinds of solar collectors, including: water heating collectors, air heating collectors, and more sophisticated systems using mirrors, lenses and even photovoltaic solar cells.

Savonius Rotor

Build a verticle savonius rotor windmill.

Model Pelton Turbine

Build a model pelton wheel water power turbine.

Model Greenland Kayak

The Greenland Kayak still used by natives in the Arctic. This paper model gives lets kids build an artifact that resembles the original.

Equatorial Sundial

Construct a sundial that accurately tracks the sun and time throughout the year.

Octant

In this activity you will build a model of an 17th century Hadley Octant.

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