Topic #5 Part II - The Electromagnetic Spectrum
September 7, 2012
In class today we did the following:
1.Dr H gave an overview of the PART B Assignment
for the Linking-to-Life Project -- it is due in 2 weeks on Sep 21st.
2. Then Dr H gave a presentation on Topic #5 Part II - The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Topic #5 Part II - The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Here's the link to the neat applet mentioned in class
that will allow you to explore the electromagnetic spectrum:
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/Spectrum/s.htm
3.
Then for our "Sustainability Segment"
during which we watched the
next segment of the PBS NOVA show:
Saved
by the Sun .
(you can view
it again yourself at this
online link
-- we watched the next 15 minutes, up until the section where the
heat wave in California ends.)
-- We'll be
watching the rest of it in segments in upcoming classes.
As a follow up, learn more by going to the Nova website and
viewing "How do Solar Panels Work? "
at:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/how-solar-cell-works.html Clicking
on the "Launch Interactive" button will give you a more detailed look
inside a solar cell than was presented in the film.
IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:
Carefully review the presentation for Topic #5 - Part II that you missed
Watch the next 15 minutes of the
NOVA show
Saved by the Sun
online
at this link:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html
To learn more, explores How do Solar Panels Work? at the
Nova website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/how-solar-cell-works.html