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Ducksters

Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Solar Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about solar energy and how this renewable power can help the environment. Teach students about solar cells and using the sun for heat.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Solar Energy Facts

For Students 1st - 7th
Explains what solar energy is used for and how it works, photovoltaic cells, and concentrated solar power.
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California Energy Commission: Solar Energy Science Projects [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Four science projects in which students learn how solar energy works and how thermal energy is transferred and utlized in a solar air heater, a solar water heater, a solar hot dog cooker, and a solar cell.
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Flasolar: Solar Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of practical uses of solar energy. Information and basic facts about solar energy use in homes and businesses. Covers the history, economics, and ecology of solar energy and includes pictures and schematics of solar technology.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Greenewables

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar...

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