Wadsworth, OH - Educators' Workshop

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Location:
Wadsworth, OH
Grade Level:
4-12

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators in the region surrounding Arconic facilities in Wadsworth, Ohio in July 2016. Partnerships were at the heart of bringing Solar 4R Schools’ education program to eight teachers across five schools in Wadsworth City Schools is expected to reach over 500 local students in the first year. Representatives at Solar 4R Schools connected with Wadsworth City Schools through the Alcoa Foundation, which is also supporting the district’s PRIME initiative (http://www.smeef.org/prime/... Read full project narrative >>

Arkadelphia, AR - Educators' Workshop

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Location:
Arkadelphia, AR
Grade Level:
6-12

Arconic Foundation supported STEM teacher professional development for educators in the region surrounding Arconic facilities in Gum Springs/Arkadelphia, Arkansas in Spring 2016. This workshop was hosted by the Henderson State University STEM Center. The STEM center, alongside numerous others throughout the state, acts as a resource provision entity for teachers in the Central-Southwest portion of the state.  Beginning with recruiting nearly all 6th-12th grade science teachers from the immediate Arkadelphia region area, the STEM center then branched out to enroll teachers from areas as far... Read full project narrative >>

Solar Battery Charging

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Average Rating:
0
Intended Grade Level(s):
7-12
Subject Area(s) Covered:
Physical science
physics
Earth Science
Integrated Science
Environmental Science
Chemistry
series circuit
parallel circuit
current
resistance
voltage
diodes
polarity
Estimated Activity Length:
9 hours
Learning Goal(s):

Students will build series, parallel, and parallel series circuits from a schematic diagram. Students will master the basic concept of battery charging. Students will be able to plan and build solar battery chargers for a given battery system. Intermediate students will calculate time to charge a depleted battery to its full capacity given specifications of a solar module. Students will be able to explain how a solar cell works with diagrams and words. Students will use a digital multi-meter to measure voltage, current, resistance, and diode polarity.

Relevant Common Core Standard(s):

Students will become familiar with circuits, cells, batteries, and photovoltaic cells, then plan, build, test, modify, and re-test a small solar battery charger designed to maintain batteries from a

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Salmon Junior Senior High School

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Location:
Salmon, ID
Grade Level:
11-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
3.80 - kilowatts

Thanks to the generous support of Idaho Power's voluntary Green Power Program, Salmon Junior Senior High School joined the Solar 4R Schools program in spring of 2016. As a Renewable School, Salmon Junior Senior High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 3.8-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

Energy monitoring provided to the school has connected the... Read full project narrative >>

Chevrolet - Putnam Chevrolet Dealership

Location:
Burlingame, CA
Grade Level:
6-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
10.70 - kilowatts

As part of its Clean Energy and Carbon Reduction Initiative, in 2014 Chevrolet committed to provide Solar 4R Schools renewable energy education resources to teachers in select communities served by local Chevrolet dealerships with installed solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) canopy charging stations.

Putnam Chevrolet of Burlingame CA, has a 10.7 kW solar EV charging station on-site (see live performance data here) and through Chevrolet’s support, has provided Solar 4R Schools STEM education training and classroom... Read full project narrative >>

Chevrolet - Dublin Chevrolet Dealership

Location:
Dublin, CA
Grade Level:
6-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
21.10 - kilowatts

As part of its Clean Energy and Carbon Reduction Initiative, in 2014 Chevrolet committed to provide Solar 4R Schools renewable energy education resources to teachers in select communities served by local Chevrolet dealerships with installed solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) canopy charging stations.

Dublin Chevrolet of Dublin CA, has a 21.1 kW solar EV charging station on-site. In association with this project, Chevrolet is supporting Solar 4R Schools STEM education training and classroom resources to area educators.

The workshop was hosted by the Dublin Unified... Read full project narrative >>

Cascades Academy

Location:
Bend, OR
Grade Level:
PK-12
PV System Size:
24.64 - kilowatts

Cascades Academy is an engaged, vibrant community that weaves challenging academics with experiential learning to inspire socially-responsible individuals ready for a diverse and changing world. This 24.6 kW solar photovolatic system was installed in 2016 thanks to Cascades Academy’s commitment to sustainability.

Electricity generated will reduce the school’s energy costs and improve the environment. The PV system was accompanied by STEM professional development opportunities for teachers through BEF’s Solar 4R Schools program, along with science education kits, classroom... Read full project narrative >>

Peninsula Light Community Solar

Location:
Gig Harbor, WA
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
60.00 - kilowatts

The Harbor Community Solar project is now generating electricity (click HERE to track the electric generation), and hundreds of our members are participating in the renewable-energy field. The 60-kilowatt photovoltaic system was built on the roof of the Harbor History Museum and energized on November 6, 2015. As the solar panels convert the sun’s rays into electricity, the museum will use the... Read full project narrative >>

Community School

Location:
Sun Valley, ID
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
15.39 - kilowatts

In 2016, Community School was selected by Idaho Power to become the next Renewable School in Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s (BEF) Solar 4R Schools program. Thanks to generous support and funding from the utility’s Green Power Program participants and project match provided by Community School, the school installed a 15 kW PV system on the school which is estimated to cover seven to eight percent of the campus’ electric use. Educators at the school also received a customized renewable energy teacher training from Solar 4R Schools in Fall 2015, complete with hands-on science kit... Read full project narrative >>

Central Electric Cooperative - Community Solar

Location:
Bend, OR
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
PV System Size:
199.50 - kilowatts

As Oregon's Largest Community Solar Project, Central Electric Cooperative energized its 200-kW photovoltaic system in January 2016, feeding the electricity produced directly into the co-op’s distribution system. The system, designed and built by Sunlight Solar Energy of Bend, uses seven hundred 285-watt panels manufactured by SolarWorld in Portland. View live solar production here!
 

Located in southeast Bend, this community solar project is supported by Central Electric members who share a sense of importance... Read full project narrative >>