Sunday, 20 April 2014

Installed solar module on roof

Side view

Roof top electrical entry



Timer for light

Stand for plants - batteries enclosed

Solar module from the back

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  1. Exciting news - our solar module is now installed and connected. We look forward to filling our earth boxes with seeds and seeing the benefits of solar energy on plants.

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  2. Can you tell us the plant now

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    1. Let's talk on Tuesday! I think that we will plant more than one type of seeds!

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    2. Okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. I love the solar module [panel] it's awesome

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    1. What do you like about the solar module. I noticed that you used the correct term by saying module not panel. Great job Dalu!

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  4. I love our Solar panel!!!,it is using the sun in a good way i hope people use solar panels as main power so we don't waste electricity.

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    1. Mark I wonder what kind of plant were going to plant?????

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    2. I think mint, parsley and tomatoes Jaeden

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    3. Mark - one thing that I know is that there are more and more people who are installing solar modules on their houses. I hope to have one for my house one day!

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  5. The solar module is crazy cool! I can't wait to plat the plants!!! I hope the're flowers!

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    1. oops plant not plat

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    2. Do you still think we are planting flowers Carina? I wish that we had enough room to plant flowers!

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    3. Now I know its vegetables

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  6. I think the solar module looks really cool! I wonder what kind of plant we are planting?

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    1. Do you have a prediction as to our plants? What do you like about the module?

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  7. The solar panels light is really bright so it can give light to the plants

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    1. I was shocked by how bright the light is. Do you know what kind of light it is?

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  8. I know what plant Mrs.Belanger is planting you have to ask me in the comments below.I thought that the solar module would turn on all the lights

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    1. what are the plants????????

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    2. Preston - it would be great if we could connect all of our lights to the solar module - think we would need a bigger module. What do you think?

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  9. I love the solar module it looks cool. I wonder if it will help them grow.

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    1. What is your prediction Noelle? I know that plants need light in order to grow!

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  10. Our solar module is at the top of our school roof but it it on top of our classroom roof

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    1. Lesley you said it it.

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    2. Lesley - we are so lucky to have the solar module right over our classroom. I wonder how much energy it can store?

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  11. I will try to find out what plant you are planting and Preston says he knows anyways bye

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    1. Did you do research to find out what plants are fast growing? I wonder if Preston's ideas are correct?

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    1. Jaeden what happened you deleted 2 comments.

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    2. BECAUSE I MADE A MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    3. okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. i like the way it looks

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    1. What part of the solar module looks neat? Would you like to have one at your house?

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  14. I hope the timer get more light from the solar panel
    and the solar panel get more light from the sun.

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    1. I hope for really sunny days so that our solar module will store lots of energy. The timer is set for the light to come on at night and turn off at 6 am.

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  16. We are going to grow plants using light from the sun.Our solar panel is cool.

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    1. I hope we have green thumbs. Do you know what that expression means Joey?

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  17. Yes teacher it is exciting. I cant wait till we plant the flower.

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    1. Hi Jasper I can,t wait to see how the plants grow with solar energy.Tata for now.your friend Jaeden.

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    2. Me too! I hope they grow fast so we can snack on them!

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  18. The solar panel looks so cool!!! I wonder what type of seeds we're planting? Mrs. Belanger do you mind secretly telling me? I have a great Idea! How about on the day we have to turn on the solar panel light we let the special helper do it.

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    1. Sorry Cassidy - I will share the name of the seeds on Monday. Keep guessing.

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  19. Our solar panel uses the energy of the sun instead of electricity!

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    1. We are saving the school money and making the earth a better place. Guess we really are eco kids!

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  20. The solar Panel is hooked up to the roof of the school and its wires go to the wall and its hooked up to the stand and then the light turns on.

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    1. We have the light on a timer so that it will turn on at night. I wonder if the plants that get that light will grow faster and better than the others? What do you think?

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  21. my mom thinks our solar panel is cool!!

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  22. Mrs. Belanger,
    You won't believe what happened, I got 2 autographs from a football player today and I had 3 donuts and a juice box! I am going to bring the juice box to school and put it in for the endangered animals! YAYYYYYYYY!

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    1. carina this is not about football it's about the solar panel [module].

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    2. Hi Carina - wow what a fun day you must be having! That's great that you are thinking about bringing it in for the endangered animals. We have 4 animals left to adopt and I hope that we can make it happen! You're a great citizen Carina!

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  23. I our school was powered by solar panel so we would not waste electricity and so we would be green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. We do a lot at St. Bede to be green! Litter-less lunches, half light Fridays, recycling both juice boxes and paper. Can you think of anything else we do at school? How about at your home?

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  24. The solar panel is awesome.I could shore tell a story with the two plants the top plant will
    be saying hey no i need some light to he,s getting all the light but i'm dyeing.

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    1. your right jasper the plant at the bottom will say yay and the plant on the top will say no fair he gets more light the me!!

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    2. I can see that you are making connections. I think that you are right with what the plants might be feeling!

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    3. Jasper - I think you should write a story about the plants. We could publish it on our blog!

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  26. Those pictures are really cool!!!! I really liked seeing the Solar Panel at R,K,P.

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    1. The solar arrays at RKP looked so neat. They supply a lot of energy to the building. Do you know how the big lights shaped like balls work?

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  27. I wonder how many lines are on the solar module? The pictures are awesome!I wonder how long it took to install the solar module?I like the solar module because we get to plant vegetable's and other plants.I am so excited to plant in our earth box!

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    1. Tayla, do you know what the lines are on the solar module? - Maybe you and Mom or Dad could find out and tell us!

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  28. Solar panels are made of single crystal- for more details visit: out What Are Solar Panels Made Of? - Solar Power World

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    1. Great research Mark! I will visit that site! Thanks for sharing.

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    2. hi Mrs.Belanger I hope you liked the research I gave everyone I can't wait to find more research about solar panels!!!!!!

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  29. I Love the solar panel! When will we plant are seeds?

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    1. Well Cassidy we are almost ready for the seeds - hopefully Monday!

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  30. Mrs. Belanger...
    will the snow wreck the solar module? And if it does not will the solar module still collect the solar energy through the layers of snow? And does the solar module run all our lights or just the one light?

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  31. I want to know if the solar panel runs all the lights or just that one.

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  32. I love the solar panel

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  33. Hi its me Emma I am in grade 4 now!

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  34. XD :P u suck

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