Lesson Seeds
Things that aren't quite ready to have a lesson research page belong here, whether they're projects or experiments without a concept to teach,
or concepts without a project to make or experiment to do.
This is for brainstorming lesson ideas, so feel free to add anything you'd like to see a lesson about, and someone might just write that lesson.
High-priority lessons
If you're looking for something to work on, look no further.
These are lessons for our proto-club in Takoradi, Ghana; if you write them they will be taught very soon.
The top lesson is top priority, but work on whichever you find most exciting.
Lessons form the solar module– our capstone project
Anemometer lesson
Step-Up Voltage Converters
Capstone ideas
These are projects that would be at the end of a curriculum of several lessons, which might include smaller projects along the way.
solar system w/inverter (the biggest issue might be the black-box nature)
wind turbine for electricity (the biggest issue might be the precision needed)
wind turbine for water pumping (the biggest issue: is this useful?)
giant biogas digestor and efficient stove
biomass gasifier running a gasoline engine
solar system could be for specific purpose like a clinic or school
water pumping and purification system (using wind or bike or other for pumping)
solar cooker (probly not big enough, but I'm not sure what is bigger along this track - solar hot water?)
bicycle-powered generator (potentially cool first project for clubs starting a new PEN-space))
solar hot water heater (using flourescent lamps)
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Projects
solar panels on a cell phone
fruit battery
car battery to charge cell phones
Savonius bucket turbine
Modifying a battery holder to use cell phone batteries
Build a @@ lamp, build charger for cell phone battery to light lamp
Solar cars
solar oven or fruit-dryer
water-bottle “light” - to distribute light through roof during the day
Biogas
charcoal press design
Nut/seed shellers
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Projectless concepts
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