Solar Energy

Here you'll find lesson plans about solar energy, organized by grade.

Grades K-4

• Solar Cell Simulation
• Energy From the Sun Teacher and Student Guides (7 Activities)
• Solar Powered System
• Rain Machine (Solar Still)
• The Sun and Its Energy (14 Activities)
• What's Cooking

Grades 5-8

• What Does the Sun Give Us? (5 Activities)
• Making a Solar Oven
• Utilizing Photovoltaic Cells and Systems (9 Activities)
• Photovoltaics and Solar Energy (2 Activities)
• Photovoltaics: Solar Electricity (4 Activities)
• Exploring Solar Energy Teacher and Student Guides (7 Activities)
• Jr. Solar Sprint: Drive Train and Transmission (6 Activities)
• Material and Chemical Processing (4 Activities)
• Solar Cooking (5 Activities)
• Electrolysis of Water

Grades 9-12

• Understanding Solar Energy: Advanced Photovoltaic Investigations (5 Activities)
• Solar Cooking (5 Activities)
• Modeling the Process of Mining Silicon Through a Single Displacement/Redox Reaction
• Mini Rockets
• Photovoltaics: Solar Electricity (4 Activities)
• Photovoltaics Teacher and Student Guides (10 Activities)
• Survival Still
• Renewable Energy and Photovoltaics (5 Activities)
• What Does the Sun Give Us? (5 Activities)