https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels en-us 2016-02-28 05:07:56 UTC 2016-02-29 03:50:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725261 This is a basic description about how PV Energy works and how it saves Americans money each year. ]]> 2016-02-28 05:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725261 mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725352 Click on "view original" in top right hand corner if you want to see the visual instead of only the transcript. ]]> 2016-02-28 05:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725352 mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725518 JESS3, & General Electric. (2011, May 2). The Future of Solar Energy. Retrieved February 28, 2016, from http://visual.ly/future-solar-energy

 NREL. (2015, February 2). Solar Maps. Retrieved February 28, 2016, from http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html 

 Stuff Happens. (2014, December 1). Bill Nye - How Stuff Works - Solar Energy. Retrieved February 28, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av24fEMhDoU

The Group Inc. (2015). Solar Panel Homes: Savings From the Sky. Retrieved February 28, 2016, from http://www.thegroupinc.com/blog/2015/09/solar-panel-homes-savings-from-the-sky/

]]> 2016-02-28 05:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725518 mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725911 This is a visual aid to give homeowners an idea of how they will be charged less than they are presently when solar panels are installed.]]> 2016-02-28 05:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97725911 mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97798758 8.EE.B.5. Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example, compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving objects has greater speed.

This lesson plan is aimed at exposing the students to the possibility of using solar panels to power their homes and the math behind making this decision.I would have the students each as their parents what their electric usage was over the past 6 months. The students will first watch Bill Nye's brief overview of the reasons why we should be going solar. I will then show the picture on this Padlet about net metering credits. 

Using the information they recorded from home about their energy bills, they would then plot this on their computers at home or in a computer lab if there are a significant number of people without internet access at home. The students would use this data to calculate the slope of the line as well. I would then display their family's average cost of electricity and compare it to the average cost of electricity if they were using solar panels. After all of the data is displayed, the students will be able to look at the data and see if, based on the information provided, it would be a good idea to go solar. 

]]> 2016-02-29 02:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97798758 mabrady77 https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97802954 Arizona is a prime area for Solar. We get some of the most kWh of sun each day out of all the states in the US!]]> 2016-02-29 03:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mabrady77/solarpanels/wish/97802954