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Let the sunshine in! Fourteen lessons comprise a unit study of solar energy, its advantages and disadvantages, and advancements in solar energy technology. Class members learn about principles of energy conversion, research how to make cheaper, cleaner, more efficient solar cells, and construct solar cells and panels. It's a very enlightening unit.
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solar energy, solar panels, solar cells, data analysis, solar array, generating electricity, engineering design, lab reports, chemicals, constraints, semiconductors, field trips, data collection, evaluating claims, supporting evidence, photovoltaic cells, the photovoltaic system, electrons, photons, conductors, voltage, electric currents, batteries, electric circuits, electric motors, series circuits, parallel circuits, technological advancements, angle of incidence, sunlight, the photoelectric effect
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