Silicone Cell Science Project for Kids

A silicone cell science project for kids deals with solar energy cells. These projects can be used for chemistry science fair projects, they can be used for energy science fair projects or they can even be used for engineering based science fair projects. Below are five project ideas that you can use as inspiration for your own projects and experiments.

The first option that you have for a silicone cell science project for kids is to determine if the size of a silicone cell affects the amount of usable current that is produced. For example, a small two by four centimeter silicone cell will produce about .45 volts and around .275 amps of current. Your job is to determine how the size of the cell is related to the amount of voltage and/or current that is produced.

The second option for a silicone cell science project for kids is to examine what affects the power that is generated by a silicone cell. Your experiment for this project will manipulate the resistance found in the circuit, the amount of sunlight the cell is exposed to and the temperature of the silicone cell. For example, you can experiment with the angle that sunlight hits the silicone cell to see if that variable impacts the amount of power generated.

The third experiment option is to experiment with series circuits. In this experiment you will try to create a certain amount of voltage by hooking up silicone cells in a series. Is there a maximum number of cells that can be effectively hooked up in a series? At what point is it better to use larger solar cells as opposed to simply using more cells hooked up in a series?

Along the same lines of thinking, you can create an experiment that examines how solar cells react in a parallel circuit. In this experiment you may want to look at how parallel and series circuits differ, or you can determine which circuit type works best for solar energy. You can also look at how the layout of solar cells on a roof will impact which circuit type is more appropriate.

The final option is to create more advanced chemistry science fair projects. There are a lot of ways that you can create advanced experiments for science fair projects. For example, you can design solar cell layouts that are capable of powering a TV, your X-box or a microwave.

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