Solar+Energy+Project

**__Solar Energy Project__** Directions and Rubric Essesntial Questions
 * Under what conditions can you best retain solar energy? **
 * What is the potential of solar energy as an energy source? **
 * How does the property of energy transfer vary in different materials? **

__ Essential Vocabulary __ __ Links __ [|why go solar] __[|Reason to go solar!] __ **__[|Keep a house cool in the heat] __** [|Solar Energy Kids] [|Keep a house warm] [|keep a home cool] [|List of K-12 Solar Energy Resources] [|American Solar Energy Society] [|Solar Energy in Wisconsin] [|WI focus on Energy] [|US Department of Energy] [|Solar Water Heaters] [|How Stuff Works: Solar Heaters] [|Passive Solar Energy] [|Solar Energy in CA] [|Passive Solar Energy Homes]
 * **Investigation 1: Sun Tracking** ||
 * [|Compass] ||
 * [|Direction] ||
 * [|Orientation] ||
 * [|Shadow] ||
 * [|Sun] ||
 * **Investigation 2: Heating the Earth** ||
 * [|Earth material] ||
 * [|Elapsed time] ||
 * [|Energy transfer] ||
 * [|Heat sink] ||
 * [|Solar energy] ||
 * [|Thermometer] ||
 * **Investigation 3: Solar Water Heaters** ||
 * [|Absorb] ||
 * [|Reflect] ||
 * [|Solar collector] ||
 * [|Surface area] ||
 * **Investigation 4: Solar Houses** ||
 * [|Active solar energy] ||
 * [|Greenhouse effect] ||
 * [|Passive solar energy] ||
 * [|Space heating] ||
 * [|Absorb] ||
 * [|Reflect] ||
 * [|Solar collector] ||
 * [|Surface area] ||
 * **Investigation 4: Solar Houses** ||
 * [|Active solar energy] ||
 * [|Greenhouse effect] ||
 * [|Passive solar energy] ||
 * [|Space heating] ||
 * [|Greenhouse effect] ||
 * [|Passive solar energy] ||
 * [|Space heating] ||
 * __ [|stay cool in the desert] __**


 * Shadows and the Sun Links **
 * [|North American Sundial Society] **
 * [|Earths orbit, tilt and the seasons] **
 * [|How Stuff Works: Sundial] **