About This Lesson
These hands-on explorations from the U.S. Department of Energy introduce the scientific concepts of solar energy to elementary students. The activities are: Introduction to solar energy, Solar energy to heat and motion, Solar energy can cause chemical reactions, Solar energy to heat and motion 2, Cooking with solar energy, Turning solar energy into electricity, PV cells on the school. CCSS alignment: RI.2.7, RI.2.10