Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Module Teacher Edition (Materials World Modules)

The students will learn to fabricate an artificial photosynthetic device using nanotechnology and plant pigments to capture sun's energy and convert it to electricity. Each Activity prepares students for the Design Project, in which they are challenged to create the most efficient dyesensitized solar cell, using vegetable and/or fruit dyes, that is capable of powering an electronic device. The new math extension deals with a variety of math topics, linked by subject matter or a key word or concept to the material presented in the activities and design project. These include density and specific gravity of materials, growth curves (a simple model and two more complex ones), waves and electromagnetic spectrum data (represented by NASA-type problems) and lastly, electric current and resistance problems.