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Solar Power-Student Handout

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Keyword Review

Mini-lesson Choose an everyday household appliance. Can you describe how solar energy could be used to power it?

Write the definition for each keyword.

Write two sentences then draw a diagram. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Keyword

Definition

Renewable energy

Non-renewable energy

Appliance

Solar power

Fossil fuels

Ozone layer

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Challenge 2 –​ ​Record your results

Annotate the system

Design a solar-powered car. Think about where the solar panels would need to be placed in order to best expose them to sunlight, and where the energy could be stored.

Name the blocks and describe their function.

Apply what you know! Can you think of a new renewable energy source? Is there a natural resource in your local area that could be used to make electricity? Hint:​ Examples of natural resources are the weather or something growing in the environment.

● Natural resource:

● Can you draw a diagram?

___________________________ ● What the electricity could power:

___________________________ ___________________________

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