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Description
This short video explores how California, a leader in harnessing the sun, is addressing some of the economic and reliability issues often associated with electrical generation using solar energy.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This video could be used as a springboard for a discussion on how the students could implement more solar energy in their town. They could research the topic and make a presentation to the local mayor, school district, etc. on ways to incorporate solar energy at home, at school or in their city.
Relevant Curriculum Units
The following tool will allow you to explore the relevant curriculum matches for this resource. To start, select a province listed below.
- Step 1Select a province
- Alberta
- Step 2Select a grade level
- Grade 5
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Matter and Energy: Understandings of the physical world are deepened through investigating matter and energy.
- Grade 6
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Matter and Energy: Understandings of the physical world are deepened through investigating matter and energy
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Step 2Select a grade level
- Grade 5
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science & Technology
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy & Resources
- Grade 6
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science & Technology
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Matter and Energy: Electrical Phenomena, Energy, and Devices
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
Themes Addressed
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Energy (2)
- Alternative Energy
- Energy Generation
