Instructions:
- Mix all the cards together and distribute them on a table or on the ground.
- Put the picture cards to one side. Ask the participants for each pictures what the name of this component could be. You might start with the easier ones and then move on to the more difficult.
- Once you have set the pictures and the names, put the corresponding cards next to each other.
- Ask the participants what they know about the components, what they are good for, what’s their function in the solar system. If it turns out to be too difficult, you can read out the texts and let the participants guess which component this matches to.
- Add the text cards to the pairs of picture and name, so you have three cards for each component (picture, name, description)
Option for ‘experts’:
Place the picture cards on the white paper or stick the cards with magnets on a whiteboard and draw the electrical connections between them. This makes it easier to understand how the elements interact and how they would be installed in a real solar system.
(This is only possible if the leader has detailed knowledge about off-grid solar systems.)
Did you know?…
- With an off-grid solar system, which means a solar system that counts with a battery to store electricity, you can bring electrical energy to remote places where there is no electricity grid nearby. All you need is enough sunshine.
- If you install the system in a place which is connected to the public power grid, you can also connect the solar system to this grid. In this case, you don’t need a battery, as the grid will take over this function. If you produce more energy than you need, it will automatically be fed it into the grid, so others can use it. And when the sun is gone, you can get power back from the grid.
