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As the nations's sunniest state, Arizona embraces its role as a solar leader.
Creating sustainable, cleaner, energy future for Arizona.

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ASU was named the Solar Partner of the Year by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA in 2011).

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Agua Caliente Solar farm is a 290MW photovoltaic (PV) power project located in the east Yuma County of Arizona, US.

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Craft, W. (2014, February 25). ASU solar program shines, tops 14.5 megawatts. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://asunow.asu.edu/content/asu-solar-program-shines-tops-145-megawatts

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Arizona's Energy Future. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from http://www.azenergyfuture.com/solar-future/

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World's Largest Solar-Panel Power Plant Opens in Arizona

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The 'world's largest solar-panel power plant' is now up and running in Arizona. The 'world's largest solar-panel power plant' is now up and running in Arizona. Situated on 2,400 acres between Yuma and Phoenix, the 290-megawatt plant will be sending electricity to the state of California for the next two and a half decades.

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Standard: 5. RI. 3: Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, based on specific information in the text.

First of all, I want to introduce the students about the power that the sun has on earth, and how it is a great source of energy directly to living things. I will begin the lesson by talking about the process of photosynthesis and how we get to consume the energy that was produced through it. This demonstration will be a simple food chain that the students previously had studied in another lesson. Students are going to explain the relationship between the sun and the photosynthesis process. Second, I will introduce the students to the power that the sun has directly to other objects. For example, I will have my students to place a candle outside the classroom, which will be in direct contact with the sunlight. The students are going to observe that the longer the candle is exposed to sunlight, the candle will start to melt. By doing this introductory activities, the children are going to have a better understanding of how solar panels work to produce energy.

In the next activity, the students are going to analyze the weather in Arizona. They are going to determine which places in the state of Arizona are the best choices to have large scales of solar panel fields to produce energy. For example, students are going to have their own map of the Arizona State and based on what they have studied about the weather, they are going to present their project to the class. Students are going to present which regions are better to install this power plants of solar energy. The students therefore are going to get involved in a classroom discussion about solar panels.

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How solar panels turn sunlight into electricity.

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Ever wonder how solar panels harness the photovoltaic effect to generate direct current and then tranform it into energy that can power your home? Check out this great video that explains the process.

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Agua Caliente Solar Project, Arizona. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from http://www.power-technology.com/projects/agua-caliente-solar-project-arizona/