F.IF.4

Electrical Energy and Solar Module Efficiency

Grades:

7-12

Unit:

Lesson Number:

Description:

This lesson will let students do research to define terms that will be used in this unit. They will record this information in their Journals, which can be scientific or simple homemade notebooks. This lesson will also introduce the multimeter, small solar...

Energy Content:

Circuitry,

Electrical Energy,

Energy Efficiency,

Energy Fundamentals,

Solar Photovoltaic

More Details Less Details

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will document necessary terms in their journals 2. Students will be able to set up a multimeter to measure voltage 3. Students will be able to set up a multimeter to measure current 4. Students will be able to calculate power from data collected 5. Students should be able to measure the collector area of a solar module (area of solar cell(s) within solar module) and represent this value in square meters (m^2)

Pedagogy & Practice:

Group Work/Collaboration,

Hands-on Materials,

Research-Secondary

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations,

4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data,

5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking,

7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence,

8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Author:

Brett McFarland