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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solar Electricity

For Students 9th - 11th
In this solar electricity and satellites activity, students calculate the perimeter of a satellite, they find the area of the surface of the satellite and they determine if there is sufficient space for enough solar panels to supply the...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Learning About Photovoltaic Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how photovoltaic systems work and how Texas homeowners are using them. Discusses how a homeowner can use solar energy and still be on the electricity grid system.
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Engineering the Future of Solar Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a materials science engineering course, a project through which students investigate the future of solar electricity by creating prototypes of solar cells. Students complete exercises in "project planning, analysis, design,...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let the Sun Shine!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how the sun can be used for energy. They learn about passive solar heating, lighting and cooking, and active solar engineering technologies (such as photovoltaic arrays and concentrating mirrors) that generate electricity....
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Website
Other

Sun Wind Solar Industries, Inc.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Solar energy facts and information. Instructions on how to build solar devices.