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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reason for the Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the seasons of the Earth. In this seasons instructional activity, students study the science of the seasons on Earth by studying the tilt and axis of the Earth's orbit. Students read background information and four...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sky 2: Shadows

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore space science by participating in a shadow experiment. In this sky observation lesson, students identify how the sun creates different sized shadows by moving across the horizon. Students utilize yard sticks, markers,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cameras and Shadows

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover how light creates shadows by photographing them with a camera.  In this sunlight lesson plan, students utilize the light in the sky to create different shadows of themselves and objects near their classroom,...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Sun Sational Science

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Discover more about the sun when you visit this educational resource. The content of this site includes solar fun facts, experiments, and activities.
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Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia: Energy Kids: Renewable Energy: Solar

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a resource on solar energy, photovoltaic energy, solar thermal heat, solar thermal power plants and other forms of energy.
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Website
Other

Solar Cooking Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is brought to you by Solar Cookers International. You can view the site in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Check out how to build different types of solar cookers.