Course curriculum

  • 1

    1. Intro to Power2Share

    • Welcome to Power2Share

    • Power2Share Intro Video

    • About this Course and Helpful Tips

    • Blackout Video: Students in Guinea Journey to Light

    • Blackout Video: Post-Video Reflection

    • International Deployment: The Solar Suitcase in Action

    • Solar Stories from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

    • Goals and Motivations: Additional Resources

    • Video: Introduction to the Solar Suitcase

    • Goals and Motivations: Reflection

    • Preparing to Build
  • 2

    2. Electric Circuits

    • Introduction to Electric Circuits

    • What do you think you know about electrical circuits?

    • The Atom

    • The Atom Mini Quiz

    • Electric Charges and Electric Current

    • Electric Charges and Electric Current Mini Quiz

    • Insulators and Conductors

    • Insulators and Conductors Mini Quiz

    • Parts of a Circuit: Sources, Switches and Loads

    • Parts of a Circuit: Sources, Switches and Loads Mini Quiz

    • Circuit Exploration #1

    • Circuit Exploration #2

    • Circuit Exploration #3

    • Circuits Mini Quiz

    • How well do you know electric circuits, now?
  • 3

    3. Electricity in the Solar Suitcase

    • Introduction to Circuits in the Solar Suitcase

    • What do you think you know about circuits in the Solar Suitcase?

    • The Solar Panel

    • The Battery

    • The Charge Controller and Circuit Breakers

    • Solar Suitcase Components Mini Quiz

    • PhET wiring challenge #1

    • PhET wiring challenge #2

    • PhET wiring challenge #3

    • Series and Parallel Wiring

    • How well do you know circuits in the Solar Suitcase, now?

    • Unpacking the Solar Suitcase

    • Sharing your Solar Suitcase knowledge
  • 4

    4. Assembling the Solar Suitcase

    • Welcome to Solar Suitcase Assembly

    • Intro to Solar Suitcase Assembly

    • Before You Build: Safety Tips

    • Video: Battery Tips and Safety

    • Solar Suitcase Assembly

    • Checkpoint: Post- Solar Suitcase Assembly
  • 5

    5. Prepare to Energize the Solar Suitcase

    • Preparing to Energize the Built Solar Suitcase

    • Solar Suitcase Quality Control Activity

    • Video: Solar Suitcase Quality Control

    • Video: Preparing to Energize your Solar Suitcase

    • The Lightbulb Moment
  • 6

    6. The Language of Electricity

    • Introduction to the Language of Electricity

    • What do you think you already know about the language of electricity?

    • Current

    • Current Mini Quiz

    • Series and Parallel Wiring - Current

    • Series and Parallel Wiring - Current Mini Quiz

    • Charge

    • Charge Mini Quiz

    • Voltage

    • Voltage Mini Quiz

    • Amps and Volts - Series and Parallel

    • Amps and Volts - Series and Parallel Mini Quiz

    • Power and Energy

    • Power and Energy Mini Quiz

    • How well do you know about the language of electricity, now?
  • 7

    7. Twenty-four Hours with the Solar Suitcase (optional)

    • 24 Hours with the Solar Suitcase (optional)

    • Energy and Power Preparation Worksheet (optional)

    • The Battery Tracking Log (optional)

    • 24 Hours with the Solar Suitcase - Reflection (optional)
  • 8

    8. Light Switch box Assembly

    • Light Switchbox Assembly: The Need for More Light

    • Video: Switch Box Assembly

    • Light Switchbox QC Video

    • Video: Powering the Switch Box

    • Energizing your Switchbox
  • 9

    9. Deployment of the Solar Suitcase

    • Welcome to Solar Suitcase Deployment

    • Video: Solar Suitcase Deployment

    • Deployment Resources

    • Power2Share Communication Guide

    • Solar Suitcase Packing Guide

    • Sending the Solar Suitcase Back to We Share Solar
  • 10

    10. Course Completion

    • Post-Program Survey

    • Course Completion Checklist

    • Course Completion Congratulations

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