https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje SCN 400 en-us 2016-10-02 17:39:10 UTC 2023-04-09 00:54:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739321 Solar Power; radiant energy emitted by the sun in the form of heat and light ]]> 2016-10-02 17:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739321 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739355 1. Solar panels convert the sun's energy into electricity
2. A control device changes this electricity, enabling it to power electrical items. 
3. The electricity then passes through a breaker box to outlets in the building.
4. Electric items plug into outlets for power. ]]> 2016-10-02 17:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739355 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739372 Solar power is a sustainable and renewable natural resource, meaning we will never run out. In the long run, it saves money that would have been spent on electricity bills. It also saves our environment, something we all need to put effort in. In Phoenix, Arizona, there are an average of 299 days of sun per year, making it a smart investment for residents -- especially compared to cities like Seattle, Washington, where there are only an average of 152 sunny days per year. ]]> 2016-10-02 17:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739372 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739389 Provide shade for parking and protection from the sun.]]> 2016-10-02 17:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739389 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739402 Where do you think it would be the most beneficial to put solar panels? ]]> 2016-10-02 17:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739402 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739419 2016-10-02 17:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739419 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739440 During class, students will read a short passage of an article about renewable and non-renewable energy resources in a small group, and do a jigsaw about what they learned. The goal of the article and jigsaw is for students to gain background knowledge and an understanding about the rate Earth's population is using energy, and the ways we use our non-renewable resources. Before coming to a class discussion, the teacher will ask students to stand up and move to the center of the room. The teacher will then read statements regarding energy, and students will move to either side of the room, depending on whether they agree or disagree with the statement.

Students will take what they learned and thought about during both the jigsaw and the statements back to their desks, creating a graphic organizer to outline the key ideas about how we access our non-renewable resources like coal and oil, ways we can avoid using fossil fuels as a source of energy, and how to reduce how much energy we use on a daily basis. At home, students will write three cohesive paragraphs, answering the prompt of "using values thinking to consider our Earth's energy usage, with how we get it and how much we use it. Explain your opinion."

3.W.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.]]> 2016-10-02 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739440 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739481  http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/arizona/phoenix

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/08/advantages-disadvantages-solar-power/

http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/washington/seattle

https://asunow.asu.edu/content/biofuel-waste-diversion-asu-employees-awarded-sustainability-solutions

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/13/map-where-americas-sunniest-and-least-sunny-places-are/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUGnQ4nRvs

https://ww2.kqed.org/quest/2014/02/13/nonrenewable-and-renewable-energy-resources-2/]]> 2016-10-02 17:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127739481 kvarich https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127743366 Renewable energy resources are not depleted when they are used, whereas non-renewable energy resources are limited]]> 2016-10-02 18:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarich/zhpoc5ba7oje/wish/127743366