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    The lesson plan aims to teach 7th/8th grade students about solar energy. Students will learn what solar energy is through a video, discussion, and worksheet. They will understand how solar energy works and discuss the positives and negatives of solar energy. The lesson connects to futures thinking by having students consider how solar panels may impact future energy resources. The lesson covers standards about citing textual evidence and cause/effect relationships in renewable energy systems.

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    The lesson plan aims to teach 7th/8th grade students about solar energy. Students will learn what solar energy is through a video, discussion, and worksheet. They will understand how solar energy works and discuss the positives and negatives of solar energy. The lesson connects to futures thinking by having students consider how solar panels may impact future energy resources. The lesson covers standards about citing textual evidence and cause/effect relationships in renewable energy systems.

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    Renewable Energy Lesson

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    The lesson plan aims to teach 7th/8th grade students about solar energy. Students will learn what solar energy is through a video, discussion, and worksheet. They will understand how solar energy works and discuss the positives and negatives of solar energy. The lesson connects to futures thinking by having students consider how solar panels may impact future energy resources. The lesson covers standards about citing textual evidence and cause/effect relationships in renewable energy systems.

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    YourName:MorganKerley

    TitleofLesson:NewEnergy
    Grade:7th/8th

    LESSONPLANTEMPLATE

    STANDARDS
    NOTE:Pleaselistatleasttwocompletestandardsyourlessonplancovers.[CommonCoreStateStandards
    (mathandlanguagearts),NextGenerationScienceStandards(science),ArizonaStateSocialStudies
    Standards(socialstudies)].
    CommonCoreStateStandards(ELA):7thgrade:ReadingfromInformationalText:Citeseveralpiecesoftextual
    evidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext.
    8thgrade:Citethetextualevidencethatmoststronglysupportsananalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellas
    inferencesdrawnfromthetext.
    NextGenerationScienceStandards:CrosscuttingConcepts:CauseandEffectCauseandeffectrelationshipsmaybe
    usedtopredictphenomenainnaturalordesignedsystems.(MSPS14)

    LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
    Provideanoverview/synopsisofthelessonandthetopicsthatitwillcover.Makesuretoprovideareason
    whyyouselectedthistoberelevantforaunitonsustainability?
    Studentswilllearnaboutdifferenttypesofrenewableenergysourcesandthepositiveandnegativesidesofthem.
    ForthislessontheywillbelearningaboutSolarEnergyandhowitworks.
    OBJECTIVES
    Describewhatyouwantstudentstoknow/beabletodoasaresultofthelesson.
    StudentswillbeabletounderstandanddescribewhatSolarEnergyisandhowweuseSolarEnergy.

    ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
    Whatmeasureswillyouusetoknowifyoustudentsmettheobjectives?
    FormativeAssessment:WhatisSolarEnergy?WhatdoyouknowaboutSolarEnergy?
    SummativeAssessment:Thestudentswilldoanexitticketandanswerthequestion:WhatisSolarEnergy?What
    arethebenefitsofSolarEnergy?
    Onthesummativeassessment,studentshavetoget100%oftheexitticketcorrect.
    PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
    Whatwillstudentsneedtoknowpriortocompletingthislessonandhowwillyouaccesstheirprior
    knowledge?
    Studentswillneedtoknowwhatrenewableenergyistounderstandthislesson.Studentswillbeabletounderstand
    thiswiththelessonfromthedaybefore.

    Listofrequiredmaterials.

    MATERIALS

    SmartBoard
    Pencil/Paper
    Cellphones

    Listofkeyvocabularyterms

    VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS

    RenewableEnergy
    Sun
    SolarEnergy
    SolarPanels

    TEACHINGPROCEDURES
    ProceduralSteps(Stepbystepinstructionsforteachingthelesson):

    Bellwork:WhatisSolarEnergy?WhatdoyouknowaboutSolarEnergy?
    Watchavideoaboutsolarenergy
    Askstudentswhattheylearned
    HaveadiscussionusingPollEverywhereaboutthepositivesandnegativesofSolarEnergy
    HavethestudentsdoaworksheetaboutSolarEnergy

    RESOURCES
    Listanyreferencesyouusedtocreatethislesson.Ifyouborrowedideasfromanylessonplanspleasenote
    themhere.UseAPAformat.

    Energy101:SolarPower.(n.d.).RetrievedApril12,2015,fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=NDZzAIcCQLQ
    PollEverywhere.(n.d.).RetrievedApril12,2015,fromhttp://www.polleverywhere.com/polls

    SolarEnergy.(n.d.).RetrievedApril12,2015,from
    http://www.cleanlineenergy.com/sites/cleanline/media/resources/students/renewable/Solar_Energy_Infob
    ookMiddle_School.pdf
    TheSunandItsEnergy.(n.d.).RetrievedApril12,2015,from
    http://www.need.org/files/curriculum/guides/TheSunanditsEnergy.pdf
    WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
    Provideacompleteexplanationofhowyourlessonplanconnectstofutures,system,strategic,orvalues
    thinking.Definethewayofthinkingyouselectedandusedinthislessonplan.Remember,thisshouldbe
    includedmeaningfullyinthelessonplan.

    Withthestudentsunderstandthepositivesandnegativesofsolarenergy,thestudentswillbethinking
    aboutfuturesthinking.Withthishighereducationalthinking,thestudentswillbethinkingmoreintothe
    futureabouthowsolarpanelswillaffecttheenergyresources.

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