Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Renewable Energy: Solar
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 13, 2023
Lesson Plans Grades k-2
Synopsis
- In this collection of 8 lessons, students will learn about light energy, heat energy, how light interacts with objects, and how color affects heat.
- Students will begin by connecting the Sun to Native culture and listen to a Native American story about the Sun.
- Inspired by the story, students will design a hat to minimize the effects of the Sun's heat on the eagle's head, then do experiments and activities to update their design and demonstrate their learning.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
Authors: Pacific Education Institute
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The animated video does a great job of explaining translucent, transparent, and opaque in simple terms.
- Many hands-on activities, videos, and stories will keep students engaged and are effective for all kinds of learners.
Additional Prerequisites
- The link to the solar energy experiment will not take you to the correct page on the website, but you can find a similar activity here.
- The link to the Program Manager of Energy Efficiency in the extension section is broken.
Differentiation
- Students can go on a hunt around their homes for objects that are transparent, translucent, opaque, and reflective and either bring in what they find or pictures of them to school.
- After they learn about heat and color, have students plan an outfit for different weather conditions.
- If you have the time and materials, have students make their hat designs and test them outside.
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