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Question about placement of solar power panels on science project

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I am helping my 7th grade son with a science project from Science Buddies. The project is the one titled "Get Something for Nothing: Free Power from the Sun." On the procedure page (Here is the link)

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... #procedure

It shows diagrams of the placing of the solar panel at various angles.
My question is how are they getting the solar panel to stay put at those angles? I can not tell from the diagram drawings...are they simply pieces of wood and you lean the panel up against them?

Thank you,

Ken Milano
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Re: Question about placement of solar power panels on science project

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kennethmilano - For this experiment, the method to set the angle of the solar panel is not critical. A piece of wood or other support would work well as long as it was stable.

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Re: Question about placement of solar power panels on science project

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thank you...that is what I thought, but was not sure if the rear side of solar panel being exposed was necessary or not....thanks again, Ken Milano
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