Understanding Solar Energy

A solar energy science unit for grades 9-12.

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

• • Introductory Activities
    • Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • World Population
    • The End of Cheap Oil
    • Climate Change
    • Climate Change Confusion
  • Solar Thermal
    • Solar Still
    • Survival Still
    • What’s Cooking?
    • What’s Cooking 2
    • Engineering Design Challenge – Our Solar Cooker Company
  • Photovoltaics
    • Solar Power For Sun Town
    • Solar Powered System
    • SunSmart Schools
    • We’ve Got the Power
    • Good Day Sunshine!
    • $olar $avings
  • Photovoltaics – Advanced Exercises
    • Photovoltaic Power Output and I-V Curves
    • Photovoltaic Orientation
    • Irradiance, Temperature and PV Output
    • Series and Parallel Circuits
    • Effect of Shading on a Photovoltaic Module
  • Electric  Vehicle  Connection
    • Driving Green
    • Battery Power
  • Solar Power!
    • Triangle Game
    • Solar History
  • Standards
    • Next Generation Science Standards Index