Introduction to Solar Energy: Group Assignment
Work as a group to answer the following questions. Each group member
should be documenting answers while the discussion is taking place. You may
research answers to any questions you don’t know, but please report your
answers in your own words.
1. Where have you seen solar energy being harnessed? Describe what the
system looked like. What was the energy being used for?
2. What materials are used to make a solar cell?
3. Describe how these materials are processed and used to make a solar
cell?
4. Explain in detail how sunlight is converted to electrical energy in a solar
cell?
5. Define in your own words the following terms: current, voltage,
resistance and power. How do these terms apply to a solar cell? How are
these terms related?