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NextWaveSTEM | Discovery of Solar Power and Renewable Energy | We Teach | Designed for learners in Grades 3-5
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Course Description:
The city of Powerville is in trouble! The community's energy sources have been zapped by a supervillain named AmEnergy. The Mayor of Powerville, Ray O.Sunshine, has asked YOU to be a Renewable Resource Superhero. Over these 15 lessons, students will complete hands-on activities introducing them to solar energy and renewable resources in order to solve a variety of communitythemed challenges
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- Live Instruction Services – Onsite or Remote
- Equipment – Equipment is not included, additional purchase required
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LESSONS | LEARNING TARGET EXAMPLES |
Shazam! Energy! | Define, review, and sort types of renewable and nonrenewable energy |
I Have the Power: Distributing Energy | Define solar energy and model the flow of energy from sunlight to living things. |
How Heat ZOOMS! (Conductors) | Perform hands-on heat transfer experiments around conduction, convection, and radiation. |
Zap! It’s Heating Up (Insulators) | Evaluate how various materials perform as insulators in order to design a passive solar building. |
Let’s Have a Look! (Lightwaves) | Observe the properties of various wavelengths of light, such as UV. |
Up, Up, and Away: How Light Behaves | Experiment with properties of light such as reflection and refraction |
Beware of the Dark Side: The Albedo Effect |
Observe how reflectivity and absorption affects an object’s temperature. |
Watch Out! Here Comes Photovoltaic Cells |
Observe how Photovoltaic cells generate electricity and explore their various uses in sustainable energy production. |
Vroom! Solar Mobiles | Build and race a miniature solar powered car |
Whoosh! Solar Water Heaters | Apply heat transfer principles to construct a solar-powered water heater. |
Bam, Pop, Sizzle! Solar Ovens Part 1 | Design and construct a solar oven that uses conduction, convection, and radiation to cook food. |
Bam, Pop, Sizzle! Solar Ovens Part 2 | Test and improve solar oven designs |
Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow: Design a Renewable Resource City Part 1 |
Review and evaluate the types of energy sources used in a community |
Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow: Design a Renewable Resource City Part 2 |
Design and plan a sustainable “Renewable Resource City”. |
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