Students will be investigating the amount of voltage a single solar panel will produce under a variety of conditions. They will keep accurate data since they will be using this data to complete their assessment task for this lesson. RET Read more
By this lesson students have learned about what the power grid is, renewable and nonrenewable resources used to generate electricity, and how solar panels work. In this lesson students watch a news clip will read a report regarding the integration Read more
Students will take the working knowledge from the previous lesson and apply some of the skills by participating in solar simulations. The Energy City simulation will give students the opportunity to work with their own “cities” while adding the types Read more
Students will be making a multimedia project to take before a mock “board of directors” as if they were pitching a solar power project to GMSD school district. Students will research background information and put together a portfolio (with powerpoint Read more
Students will be working making a solar cell. Solar cells are added together to make a solar panel. Each cell has an electrical output. Students will be working with multimeters to find the output of their solar cell. Each group Read more
Beginning lesson, in which students will be exposed to the material as a whole and understand what their focus will be. They will be introduced to renewable resources, a main focus on solar energy. They will have an introduction to Read more
“Help students explore how electrical energy arrives at its final destination, as well as introduce alternative sources of energy. Each student will construct a model home from the pattern provided. The students will then assemble a simple LED and resistor Read more
Students will be working with an article that contains maps of China and the United States in which a similar area of solar radiation is compared. Students will be using the graphs, charts, and maps to construct comparison maps of Read more
These lessons are focused on the importance of engineering, based on climate trends and the need to focus on energy. The first lesson introduces correlations, and the math concepts continue on to linear fit/trend lines. To make a relevant assessment, Read more
In this activity, students will explore how various changes to the design of a wind turbine will change the efficiency. Students will learn the basics of how electricity is generated by wind and how shape and texture can vary the Read more