"The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Solar energy is the solar radiation that reaches the earth. Solar energy can be converted directly or indirectly into other forms of energy, such as heat and electricity. ... [It can be] used for heating water for domestic use, space heating of buildings, drying agricultural products, and generating electrical energy."

DOE Documents with Activities/Projects:	Web Pages
Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy Activities for Junior High/Middle School Science Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy Activities for Earth Science Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy Activities for Chemistry and Physics Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy Activities for General Science Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy Activities for Biology Solar Energy Education. Renewable Energy: A Background Text OUT Success Stories: The Sun's Joules CD-ROM and the School Energy Doctor Solar Energy Education. Humanities: Activities and Teacher's Guide. Field Test Edition Solar Energy Education. Social Studies: Activities and Teacher's Guide. Field Test Edition Solar Energy Education. Industrial Arts: Student Activities. Field Test Edition Solar Energy Education. Industrial Arts: Teacher's Guide. Field Test Edition. [Includes Glossary] Solar Energy Education. Home Economics: Student Activities. Field Test Edition Solar Energy Education. Home Economics: Teacher's Guide. Field Test Edition. [Includes Glossary] Solar Energy Education. Reader, Part I. Energy, Society, and the Sun Solar Energy Education. Reader, Part II. Sun Story. [Includes Glossary] Solar Energy Education. Solar Solutions: Reader, Part III Solar Energy Education. Reader, Part IV. Sun Schooling	Courtesy of DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
	EERE Kids – Solar Energy Solar Decathlon Stanford Solar Car Project Energy Story: Chapter 15: Solar Energy Solar Energy Science Projects ESA21 – Alternative Energy: Solar Energy An Introduction to Solar Energy OUT Success Stories: Sunrayce