In order that energy from the sun be used it must be either concentrated, absorbed, trapped or converted. Simple experiments by children and commercial applications provide examples of how this can be done.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506828
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Renewable energy sources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Solar energy
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Renewable energy sources
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)