ELECTRICIAN: EXPLORING SOLAR ENERGY
LESSON PLAN OVERVIEW Career: Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures. Electricians ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. They also install and service main power sources, home systems, and business and industry electrical control systems. Lesson: This lesson plan highlights skills an electrician uses, and shows how these skills are used with solar energy technology. Grade Level: High School Learning Objectives: 〉 〉 〉 〉
Students will explore aspects of the career of an electrician in the context of alternative energy sources in manufacturing. Students will perform calculations and submit a proposal for reducing energy costs in a factory. Students will explore solar power by disassembling and identifying the parts of a solar light. Students will gain an insight into the electrician profession, including common job tasks, salary, career pathway, and credentials required to perform the job.
Materials Needed: Activity #1: Reducing Costs Through Solar Energy 〉 〉
Access to a calculator Student Worksheet #1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson Plan Overview ............. 1 Teacher Guide ......................... 2 Lesson Instructions ...................2 Class Message & Video ..............2 Class Discussion Questions ........3 Activities Overview ...................3 Career Insight ......................... 4 Educator Rubric ....................... 5 Activity #1: Reducing Costs Through Solar Energy .............. 7 Instructions .............................7 Handouts.................................8 Activity #2: Exploring Solar Technology .............................. 9 Instructions .............................9 Handouts............................... 10
Activity #2: Exploring Solar Technology 〉 〉 〉 〉 〉
Computer for internet research Student Worksheet #2 A cheap, outdoor solar yard light (often available at dollar stores) Screwdriver and other tools for disassembling the solar light Voltmeter (optional)
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