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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Heating in the Himalayas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A fascinating lesson plan on how solar power is utilized by people who live in the Himalayas is here for you. In it, learners perform a case study which will help them understand that solar energy is a renewable resource, that geography...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: You're in Hot Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study different ways of using solar energy. They design a solar water heater and determine how much water it can heat in a set amount of time. They examine how the heaters work by solar radiation and convection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

IS THE SUN OUR HEATER?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore and discover how the sun provides heat to the earth, depending on the surface as well as the angle of the sun's rays.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

(S-1) Sunlight and the Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the solar heating of the Earth and atmosphere, its heat loss proceses, and the way these relate to weather and climate.
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Activity
Other

Terc: Catching Sunshine

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on challenge to build a solar collector to investigate how much the air temperature inside the collector goes up. Site includes information for teachers and students. Teachers page include time requirement, materials needed, the...
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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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Website
Other

Sun Wind Solar Industries, Inc.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Solar energy facts and information. Instructions on how to build solar devices.
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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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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Solar S'mores

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students can make s'mores without using a bonfire. This experiment is great to use with the links "Materials that Absorb Solar Energy" and "A Solar Heat Experiment."