Teacher Resources

Solar School Programs
Lesson Plans
Resources for the Classroom
Solar School Programs:

Interstate Renewable Energy Council Schools Going Solar
http://www.irecusa.org/schools/

Montana Schools Using Solar Power
http://www.montanagreenpower.com/solar/schools/

NC Solar On Schools
http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/programs/nc_solar_in_schools.cfm

Solar Electric Power Association - Schools Going Solar
http://www.solarelectricpower.org/going_solar/schools.cfm

Solar In Schools
http://www.mge.com/community/schools/PV/

Solar Works Solar on School Resources
http://www.solar-works.com/sos/index.htm

Watts On Schools Home
http://www.wattsonschools.com/

Lesson Plans:

Alliance to Save Energy
http://www.ase.org/educators/download.htm

Arizona Solar Center
http://www.azsolarcenter.com/education.html

California Energy Commission: Energy Quest - Solar Projects
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html#solar

Center for Environmental Education at Antioch New England Graduate School
http://search.schoolsgogreen.org/Resources/GREEN_Sustain/GSG_Energy/Energy_SolarCur/0000C3AD-70E903AC

The Concord Consortium: Center for a Sustainable Future and Cobb County Schools
http://csf.concord.org/esf/index.php?module=curriculum&type=unit&func=view&order=theme

National Energy Education Development Project
http://www.need.org/guides.htm

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov/education/lessons.html

Stanford Solar Center
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/lessons.html

Solar Works
http://www.solar-works.com/sos/lessons.htm

SunWind
http://www.sunwindsolar.com/solar/solar_energy_education.html

Texas State Energy Conservation Office
http://www.infinitepower.org/lessonplans.htm

U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eren.doe.gov/education/

U.S. Department of Energy: Solar Decathlon
http://www.eren.doe.gov/solar_decathlon/teachers.html

Watts On Schools
http://www.wattsonschools.com/activities.htm

Resources for the Classroom (parts, kits):

Creative Energy Technologies: Solar education kits and products
http://www.cetsolar.com/edusolar.htm

Discover This: Ecological science kits, solar kits, solar robots, fuel cell car kit
http://www.discoverthis.com/eco.html

Edmund Scientifics: Solar kits, gadgets, and equipment
http://www.scientificsonline.com/EC/Products/Display.cfm?categoryid=193050

Efston Science: Solar cells and solar kits
http://www.e-sci.com/genSci/RENDER/8/1040/P1040.html

Fuel Cell Store.com: Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Kits
http://www.fuelcellstore.com/products/index/fuelcell_demonstration_solarh_index.html

National Fuel Cell Education Program: Solar powered fuel cell kit and curriculum
http://www.ecosoul.org/main_ecosoul.html

New England Coalition: Have a renewable energy field trip come to your school
http://www.necnp.org/solar.html

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association: Resources for the Junior Solar Sprint program
http://www.nesea.org/education/jss/partskits.html

PicoTurbine: Renewable energy education kits
http://www.picoturbine.com/

Pitsco: Solar-powered model car kits, parts, etc.
http://www.pitsco.com/

Science Is: Solar stuff
http://www.science-is.com/solar.htm

Silicon Solar: Solar-education kits and parts
http://www.siliconsolar.com/solar_kits.htm

Solar World: Solar-powered model car kits, parts, etc.
http://www.solar-world.com/

SolarVerter: Sells components, parts, solar radio, science teacher's kit, solar flashlights
http://www.solarverter.com/

Sundance Solar: Solar education kits and parts
http://store.sundancesolar.com/soledkitandm.html

SunWind: Solar-powered kits
http://www.sunwindsolar.com/#SunWindKits