Camp Solar Power

This week I have Solar Power Camp.

My teacher’s name is Mr. Matt. He is the BEST summer camp teacher I’ve ever had. I had him for two other camps last year! He was my teacher for Electricity and Robots in 2012.
 
This week, we learned about the sun. Here are some cool facts that I learnt…

• Did you know that Aphelion is when the Earth is farthest from the sun than it will be all year? This date is July 2nd.
• Perihelion is when the Earth is closest to the sun than it will be all year. This date is January 2nd.
• Did you know that helium was named after the sun? The Greeks called the sun Helios. Since someone discovered helium in the sun, they called that gas "helium".
• The average distance between the Earth and the sun is 93,026,724 miles (or 1 Astronomical Unit).
• The sun’s core can get up to 10 to 22.5 million degrees F.
• DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN FOR LONG!! It can blind you.
• The sun is about 4.5 BILLION years old! (and according to Mr. Matt, that’s how old he is!)

Everyone in the class got to make a vehicle that used solar power to run it. We used a kit called Solar Power Plus Kit. During the week it was rainy but fortunately, it was sunny outside on Friday and I got to build a car and try it out. My car was yellow and black. When it gets direct sunlight, it runs. On mine, I put number 43 on it and my initials “AD”.

I’m going to let you guess if it belongs on my Cool Lane or not.
(Here is a hint: I LOVED Camp Solar Power!)