Look how we are going!

We've generated 3551 kWh of electricity and saved 73 kg of Carbon Dioxide over the last year! Wow!!

Our Antarctic Inquiry

In the summer time at Scott Base the sun is above the horizon for 4 months, from roughly the end of the third week of October until the end of the third week of February. This shows the movement of the sun over a full 24 hour period near the peak of summer.
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Solar Ovens

Part of being a schoolgen school means that we look into solar power. This week we have been investigating the best way to make a solar oven out of a pizza box. Groups devised plans, worked together building them, cooking marshmellows and chocolate, and of course eating the evidence!

Reminding ourselves (and telling others!) how we collect solar power

Over a year - looking at the graphs!

How's things looking in February?

Great way to start the year with saving 100kg of Carbon Dioxide! A few wet days made walking to the pool interesting though!!

Solar Inquiry in Room 9

THE SUN

·         Electricity comes from coal, oil or gas and it goes into space and makes the atmosphere warm.

·         The sun is bad for our eyes because it is so hot and strong.

·         The sun is always shining even on cloudy days.

·         Solar panels face North because in New Zealand the sun shines more from the North.

·         Solar panels are black because dark colours soak up light better.

·         The sun looks close but it is 150 million kilometres away from Earth!!

·         If we could drive to the sun it would take 175 years to get there.

·         Planet Earth spins around every 24 hours.

·         The sun is a star.

·         Without the sun the world would be a dark, cold place and plants would not grow.

By Ella Simpson 

THE SUN

·         The sun gives power to the solar panels.

·         The sun faces the solar panels and makes electricity.

·         The sun is a star and it is the closest star to the Earth.

·         The sun is hot and you can’t look at the sun because it will damage your eyes.

·         Wear a hat when you are in the sun and sunblock and sunglasses.

·         The sun always shines even on cloudy days

·         Solar panels work even when it is not sunny.

By Roshni  

THE SUN

·         Solar panels face North to catch the sun.

·         Electricity comes from burning coal, oil and gas as well as the sun.

·         Most electricity in New Zealand comes from hydro electric dams.

·         The sun is very big like a giant star.

·         The sun hits the solar panels and they make energy.

·         The sun is 150 million kilometres away from Earth.

·         The sun is a star.

·         The earth spins around once every 24 hours.

By Riley 

 THE SUN

·         The world spins every 24 hours.

·         The sun is 150 million kilometres away.

·         The whole world needs sun.

·         Earth travels around the sun once a year.

·         Solar energy is the heat and light of the sun.

·         Without the sun the world would be a dark and cold place and nothing could survive.

·         If we could drive a car to the sun it would take 175 years to get there.

·         The sun is actually a star.

·         The sun is so far away that sunlight takes 8 minutes to reach the earth.

·         The solar panels catch the sunlight and turn it into electricity.

By MJ 

THE SUN

·         The sun is actually a big star.

·         The sun can hurt your eyes if you look at it.

·         The sunlight travels at the speed of light.

·         The sun is so far away that it takes 8 minutes to reach us.

·         The Earth travels around the sun once a year.

·         The sun looks close but it is 150 million kilometres away.

·         Solar panels are black to soak up the sunlight.

·         Most energy in New Zealand comes from hydro-electric dams.

·         Wind, sun and water can make power.

·         If you don’t wear sunblock you can get sunburnt.

By Vanessa 

THE SUN

·         You can get burnt by the sun if you do not put sun cream on.

·         If you look at the sun you can go blind.

·         Solar panels give you more power and you spend less money.

·         Planet Earth spins around once every 24 hours.

·         Without the sun the world would be a cold, dark place.

·         The sun is a star.

·         The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

·         The sun is the closest star to our planet.

·         When an eclipse happens the earth’s shadow blocks out the sun.

·         Solar panels are dark so they can catch the sunlight better.

By Rosie