Harnessing solar energy
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The purpose of this lesson is to discover the properties of light (radiant) energy from the sun by experimenting with solar collectors, cookers, and calculators. This investigation could be the beginning of a unit on the many forms of energy.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 6: The learner will conduct investigations and examine models and devices to build an understanding of the characteristics of energy transfer and/or transformation.
- Objective 6.01: Determine how convection and radiation transfer energy.
- Objective 6.04: Evaluate data for qualitative and quantitative relationships associated with energy transfer and/or transformation.
- Objective 6.07: Analyze the Law of Conservation of Energy:
- Conclude that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form into another.
- Conclude that the amount of energy stays the same, although within the process some energy is always converted to heat.
- Some systems transform energy with less loss of heat than others.
