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| The Effects of Properly Designed
Overhangs on Solar Radiation in a Home |
by Tai Readnour, Veronica Martin, and Erica
Deviney
Gage Junior High School, Gage, Oklahoma
(presented at the 1994 EarthStorm Science Fair)
Tai Readnour, 14, Veronica Martin,
13, and Erica Deviney, 13, are 8th grade students at Gage Jr. High School in
Gage, OK. Our project was "The Effects
of Properly Designed Overhangs on Solar Radiation in a Home." After doing
research regarding solar radiation, we conducted experiments about the angles
of sun's rays and how they are absorbed and reflected.
Using Mesonet data that
we downloaded, we made time series graphs concerning air temperature and solar
radiation for necessary data for our project. Making the various overhang designs
and orientation of the homes on the computer was a challenge, but was still
fun. We learned that a properly designed overhang and the orientation of the
home will have an effect on solar radiation in that home. We also learned about
correlations between air temperature and solar radiation.
We would like to thank
our mentor Dr. Harold Brooks and our science teacher Mrs. Roberta Chance. |
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