Solar Energy Science: Principles and Applications
By Elena Sereiviene ✉ and Rundong Jiang
This comprehensive unit introduces the principles and applications of solar energy science. It features nine inquiry-based learning activities as follows:
- What Do You Already Know About the Sun?
- Daily Changes of Solar Angles: Navigating Using the Sunrise Direction
- Daily Changes of Solar Angles: Navigating Using Shadow
- Projection Effect: When Is Sunlight the Strongest?
- Solar Panel Tilt Angle: How to Maximize the Output in the Summer?
- Seasonal Changes of Solar Angles: In Which Season Is Sunlight the Strongest?
- Solar Panel Tilt Angle: How to Maximize the Output in the Fall?
- Solar Panel Tilt Angle: How to Maximize the Output of a Year?
- Challenge: Optimize It!
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Student Documents
Solar Energy Science Worksheets
Teacher Guides
Teacher Slides
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Related Educational Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): MS-ETS-1, HS-ETS-1