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Students will utilize design tools (e.g., online drafting tools) to assess their campus capacity and need for solar energy, as well as design a solar master plan to present to their district’s energy management team. For schools that already utilize solar photovoltaic energy, students can create a master plan for another building or campus in their community.
The Energy Coalition will send you 2-Volt PV cell, 1 motor, 1 propeller, collection of construction paper, clean trash made of cardboard (i.e., milk containers, cereal or tissue boxes, etc.), and general art supplies: scissors, glue, tape, and markers to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will be able to develop and design solar plans and models using online drafting tools for a district energy manager, school administrator, or similar audience. They will be able to determine cost-saving and positive environmental impacts based on drafted plans and record impacts in a cost savings calculation sheet (ROI). Students will then communicate a solution to a problem while demonstrating knowledge of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel technology.
Suggested Teaching Time: 195 minutes
NGSS Standards: MS-ESS3-3, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-4
Students will utilize design tools (e.g., online drafting tools) to assess their campus capacity and need for solar energy, as well as design a solar master plan to present to their district’s energy management team. For schools that already utilize solar photovoltaic energy, students can create a master plan for another building or campus in their community.
The Energy Coalition will send you 2-Volt PV cell, 1 motor, 1 propeller, collection of construction paper, clean trash made of cardboard (i.e., milk containers, cereal or tissue boxes, etc.), and general art supplies: scissors, glue, tape, and markers to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will be able to develop and design solar plans and models using online drafting tools for a district energy manager, school administrator, or similar audience. They will be able to determine cost-saving and positive environmental impacts based on drafted plans and record impacts in a cost savings calculation sheet (ROI). Students will then communicate a solution to a problem while demonstrating knowledge of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel technology.
Suggested Teaching Time: 195 minutes
NGSS Standards: MS-ESS3-3, MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-4