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Solar Energy
Grades 3 - 5
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The Sun
 What
is the sun?
 Properties of the sun
 Why the sun is essential
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The Sun as an Energy Source
 Abundant
 Free
 Renewable
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Active Solar Energy
 Solar
cells
 Solar panels
 Solar arrays
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Passive Solar Energy
 Water
heaters
 Greenhouses
 Solar ovens
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Slide 1: Halper, Mark. “Semprius.” Photo. Smartplanet.com 31 Jan. 2012. 30 Dec. 2013
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/breakthrough-worlds-mostefficient-solar-panel/.
Slide 1: ParticleMen. (15 Sept. 2009). They Might Be Giants: Why Does the Sun Shine? [Video
file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdWlSF195Y.
Slide 2: Sheldon. “The Bright Sun, Blue Sky, Clouds #21799.” Photo. Good Wallpapers.com 23
July 2012. 30 Dec. 2013 http://good-wallpapers.com/nature/21799.
Slide 3: Stanley, Callie. “Solar Ovens.” 2013. Jpg.
Slide 3: Energynownews. (Producer). (2011, Aug. 23 ). Energy 101: Solar Power [Web Video].
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZzAIcCQLQ.
Slide 4: Stanley, Callie. “Solar Array.” 2013. Jpg.
Slide 4: Poptech. (Producer). (2011, Nov. 16). Aidan Dwyer: Better Solar Design [Web Video].
Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHYCJKWjgtE&list=PLFZ0xcvE9XcoegWsx1ixYRVQt7M
ElWOny.
Slide 5: Zimmer, Lori. “Solar Power.” Photo. Inhabitat 17 Mar. 2013. 30 Dec. 2013
http://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-obsolete-tv-screens-into-a-solar-death-ray-thatcan-reach-2000-degrees-fahrenheit/.
Slide 5: Thompson, G. (Producer). (2012, Dec. 4). Burning Stuff with 2000 F Solar Power [Web
Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrje73EyKag.