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The Sun Kid Calculates Solar Energy Benefits

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Meet Shreyes Nallan, an extraordinary kid who sees the importance of harnessing the power of the sun for our energy future. Follow him as he takes you through how important the environment is and what we can do to ensure it's vital future.

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Short cartoons to learn everything about the "Energies". (8-11 years old).

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Teach about Clean/ Renewable Energy videos, presentation and books. A rhyming picture book that explains the importance of wind energy as a sustainable source of clean electricity.

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-Focus on solar energy. What it is, how it is used, why is it considered clean energy, where can it be found?

- Students will be split into three groups, they will each read the assigned book to that group. Once their group is done they will create a poster of what they read. They will present their poster and explain and talk about what their book was about and what they learned to the class. How Solar Energy Works  by Jennifer Swanson (Goodreads Author), Glen Mullaly (Illustrator This book explains what solar energy is and how it is harnessed and used. The text discusses the history of the technology as well as need for solar power and how it could change our world.My Light: How Sunlight Becomes Electricity  by Molly Bang (Illustrations)  A story explaining the basic concepts behind electricity and our energy resources the author and illustrator presents a celebration of the wonder and power of the sun and its radiance. With dazzling paintings and a simple poetic text.
Renewable Energy for Your Home: Using Off-Grid Energy to Reduce Your Footprint, Lower Your Bills and be More Self-Sufficient  by Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater  This book offers clear, solutions that any homeowner can out to use. It talks about cost, solutions that best fits their set-up, lifestyle, budget, and explains each possible energy solution. This will allow the students to see where they can use clean energy in their homes.

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-Scavenger hunt of the school or their home. Where is solar energy being used? Where can it be used if not already. This will allow students to see the use of solar energy and how they can spot the use of clean energy.
-Create flyer, poster, video, powerpoint, or powtoon expressing the importance of the use of solar energy. This will be paired with a short paragraph of why people need to use more clean energy that will be created on day .

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-A life without clean renewable energy.

-Show videos, about the impacts clean energy makes in our world today and how it would be like without clean energy.

-Create “A world without Clean energy” short paragraph on why people need to use more clean/ renewable energy.  This short paragraph will be attached to the visual presentation they have created on Day 3.

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The topic I have chosen is solar energy. I thought this was a very interesting lesson when I was watching the videos on the topic of clean energy and learning all about it. I think it is very important to find new clean energy. I want to explore the clean energy that we have now, and focus in on solar energy.   how it works, why it is clean, what are the pros and cons solar energy. I want the students to use the information they have gathered and come up with a way they can use solar energy in their lives.

I would never think clean energy was relevant to me until I was educated on all of the negative outcomes due to non-clean energy. I think the students will care and appreciate clean energy when they learn about all the damage that can and is being done all around them without clean energy. Our children are our future. It is important for them to understand that they can make a difference. They can make the world a better place one little step at a time. That they can spread the word on the safety of their world and their future.

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- Clean/ Renewable Energy focus on solar energy

- What is clean/renewable energy? Why do we need clean energy? How does solar energy work? What is solar energy? How can we use solar energy in our everyday lives.

- Students will learn about the multiple ways that clean energy is provided and used. How renewable/ clean energy works. What the importance are for clean energy. What is solar energy? Why is it considered a clean energy source? How solar energy is used all around them and how they can use it in their lives. Students will cook s’mores using solar energy.
-The grade I will be teaching is second grade
-My students will be using Strategic Thinking, they will be developing a vision of a world of solar energy. They will be creating visuals of what the world would look like with and without solar energy and how it affects our life.

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Learn About Clean Energy with Ubongo Kids and the EU | Educational Cartoons for Kids

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Watch "Kids for a Cleaner Future!" an Ubongo Kids special made in partnership with the European Union in Tanzania, broadcasting on Aug. 26 on TBC1! Learn about clean and dirty energy, climate change and much more! The EU is committed to making the world a better place for all by helping to mitigate climate change.

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PO 2.  Participate in guided investigations in life, physical, and Earth and space sciences.

PO 2.  Construct reasonable explanations of observations on the basis of data obtained (e.g., Based on the data, does this make sense? Could this really happen?).

(See M02-S2C1-04)

PO 1.  Communicate the results and conclusions of an investigation (e.g., verbal, drawn, or written).

(See M02-S2C1-02 and W02-S3C2-01)

PO 2.  Communicate with other groups to describe the results of an investigation.

(See LS-F1)

PO 1. Analyze how various technologies impact aspects of people’s lives (e.g., entertainment, medicine, transportation, communication).

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Day 1

-   Teach about Clean/ Renewable Energy videos, presentation and books.

Day 2

-   Focus on solar energy. What it is, how it is used, why is it considered clean energy, where can it be found?

-   Scavenger hunt of the school. Where is solar energy being used? Where can it be used if not already.

Day 3

-   Web scavenger hunt of their favorite place. Where or how can solar energy be used in these places.

-   Create a poster of where solar energy comes from. What is solar energy, where can it be used.

Day 4

-   A life without clean renewable energy.

-   Show videos, teach about the impacts clean energy makes in our world today and how it would be like without clean energy.

-   Create a poster “A world without Clean energy” along with a short paragraph on why people need to use more clean/ renewable energy.

Day 5

-       Put together our solar powered cookers

-       Make s’mores

-       Predictions and results

-       Discussion
- Will be developed into full lesson plan

-       Post card of the thing they found most interesting about solar energy and why they think solar energy is important to them. For homework they must share it with someone outside of class and ask them what they think about solar energy? Did they know what solar energy was or is? Do they think clean energy is important why or why not?

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Inquiry Lesson Plan Template SNC400  solar

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1. -I would use the padlet I had designed, I believe this will give a good amount of information as well as engage the students and makes the learning interesting and fun. It also has a fun activity using a source of clean energy.  https://padlet.com/vannalove2323/u3wo2jwpff0r -- Vargas, I. R. (2017, November 11). Energy. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://padlet.com/vannalove2323/u3wo2jwpff0r

2. -When the Wind Blows by Stacy Clark’s is a rhyming picture book that explains the importance of wind energy as a sustainable source of clean electricity.-- lark, S., & Sneed, B. (2015). When the wind blows. New York: Holiday House.

3. -Electricity from the Wind Kid Reporter tours wind energy farm in New Mexico By Jacob Schroeder http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755312 I think it would be interesting for them to hear from a kid reporter on his findings of clean energy. -- Electricity from the Wind. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2017, from http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755312

4. -https://climatekids.nasa.gov/power-up/ this website has fun games that allow the students to explore clean energy.  -- (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://climatekids.nasa.gov/power-up/

5. -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sI_ot8qoXE this video has great visuals and explanation of multiple clean energy sources. -- S. (2016, January 10). Renewable energy. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sI_ot8qoXE

6. - How Solar Energy Works byJennifer Swanson (Goodreads Author), Glen Mullaly (Illustrator -This book explains what solar energy is and how it is harnessed and used. The text discusses the history of the technology as well as need for solar power and how it could change our world.-- Swanson, J., & Mullaly, G. (2012). How solar energy works. Mankato, MN: Childs World.

7. -My Light: How Sunlight Becomes Electricity  by Molly Bang (Illustrations)- A story explaining the basic concepts behind electricity and our energy resources the author and illustrator presents a celebration of the wonder and power of the sun and its radiance. With dazzling paintings and a simple poetic text.-- Bang, M. (2005). My light. New York: Scholastic.

8. -Renewable Energy for Your Home: Using Off-Grid Energy to Reduce Your Footprint, Lower Your Bills and be More Self-Sufficient by Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater -This book offers clear, solutions that any homeowner can out to use. It talks about cost, solutions that best fits their set-up, lifestyle, budget, and explains each possible energy solution. This will allow the students to see where they can use clean energy in their homes. -- Bridgewater, A., & Bridgewater, G. (2010). Renewable energy for your home: using off-grid energy to reduce your footprint, lower your bills and be more self-sufficient. Sydney, Australia: Accessible Publishing Systems.

9. -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thdKsEA-llo Non-renewable energy- This video has great information and visuals. It also gives a great explanation of what non-renewable energy is and why is not clean energy and why it should not be used. -- S. (2016, January 10). Non-renewable energy. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thdKsEA-llo

10. -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sI_ot8qoXE&t=95s Renewable energy- This video has great visuals and explains what renewable energy is and how it is used. -- S. (2016, January 10). Renewable energy. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sI_ot8qoXE&t=95s

11. -Learn About Clean Energy with Ubongo Kids and the EU | Educational Cartoons for Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5_grNnheDI – I thought this video was very fun, it starts off with a fun song I think students will like. It also interviews people from other parts of the world and how they see clean energy. Also, how they use clean or non-clean energy. It also provides clean energy examples. -- (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5_grNnheD

12. -The Sun Kid Calculates Solar Energy Benefits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbP3_R0stY- I love this video because it is a child student just like them. He talks about the importance of the sun and its energy, also a calculation of how much energy the sun gives off and how much energy we humans use. -- S. (2014, October 27). The Sun Kid Calculates Solar Energy Benefits. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbP3_R0stY

13. -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FB0rDsR_rc Here Comes the Sun: Crash Course Kids #5.1- This video is full of awesome information explaining what the sun is, how its energy get to the earth and so on. It is very brief and informative with good visuals. -- C. (2015, April 07). Here Comes the Sun: Crash Course Kids #5.1. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FB0rDsR_rc

14. -https://www.dasolar.com/solar-energy/solar-energy-for-kids solar energy for kids- This page talks about the importance of solar energy, what would happen without the sun, and so many object that run off of solar energy. It is very futuristic and engaging. With good factual content. -- Solar Energy for Kids - teach your kids about solar energy and we all win. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.dasolar.com/solar-energy/solar-energy-for-kids

15. -http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/solarpower.htmlSolar Power Facts- this is a good website with a lot of good information for the students as well as engaging games for them to play.-- Solar Power Facts for Kids - Energy from the Sun. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2017, from http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/solarpower.html