Solar Matters II

A solar energy science unit for grades 3-5.

Download the entire curriculum in one zip file, or each section individually below.

• • Sun and Energy (Introductory Activities)
    • K-W-L
    • What Do We Get From Solar Energy
    • Sun Misconceptions
    • Food Chain Gang
    • UV Beads With Sunscreen
    • Making a Sundial
  • Solar Thermal
    • Sun and Shade
    • Solar Energy and Color
    • Ice Cube Race
    • Insulation
    • Rain Machine (Solar Still)
    • Solar Still 2
    • What’s Cooking?
    • What’s Cooking 2
  • Photovoltaics: Making Electricity
    • Solar Cell Simulation
    • Solar Powered System
    • Good Day Sunshine!
  • Engineering Challenge: Energy Transfer Machine
    • Energy Transfer Machine
  • Global Connections
    • World Population
    • We’re Heating Things Up
    • Remember When
    • Our Energy Smart School
  • Bringing It All Together
    • Poster Contest
    • Triangle Game
  • Standards Index
    • Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Index