Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to the Power2Share Solar Suitcase Curriculum

    • Getting Started

    • Power2Share Intro Video

    • About the Curriculum

    • The Solar Suitcase Equipment

    • Optional: Your initial thoughts about this program
  • 2

    Developing Student STEM Identity with We Share Solar

    • Curriculum Sequence: Developing STEM Identity
  • 3

    Part 1: Global Energy Access

    • Preparation Guide: Global Energy Access

    • MS Lesson Plan: Global Electricity Access

    • HS Lesson Plan: Global Electricity Access

    • MS / HS Lesson Plan: Sustainable Development Goals

    • MS / HS Lesson Plan: Sustainable Lifestyles Around the World

    • Video: Blackout - Students in Guinea Journey to Light

    • Video Resources

    • Optional: Feedback on this section
  • 4

    Part 2: Solar Power and The Environment

    • Preparation Guide: Solar Power and The Environment

    • HS Lesson Plan: Solar Power and the Environment

    • Jigsaw Group 1: Fossil Fuels and the Greenhouse Effect

    • Jigsaw Group 2: The Impact of Warming

    • Jigsaw Group 3: The Potential of Solar

    • Jigsaw Group 4: The Path to Mitigation

    • MS Lesson Plan: Solar Power and the Environment

    • Land Use for Community Solar (Illinois)

    • Optional: Feedback on this section
  • 5

    Part 3: Preparing the Solar Suitcase

    • Preparation Guide: Preparing the Solar Suitcase

    • Video: International Deployment: The Solar Suitcase in Action

    • Activity: Types of Solar Systems

    • MS / HS Lesson Plan: Preparing the Solar Suitcase

    • MS (some sections) / HS Worksheet: Understanding the Solar Suitcase

    • Answer Key: Understanding the Solar Suitcase

    • Wiring diagram slides

    • MS / HS Solar Suitcase Social Drama

    • MS / HS Stand Alone Solar Systems Jamboard

    • Before You Build: Safety Tips

    • How to Strip the Classroom 10 Watt Solar Panel

    • Wiring the 10W panels in parallel

    • Disassembling the Solar Suitcase

    • Clamp Amp Meter and DMM Guide

    • Link to digital copy of assembly guide

    • Ways to use your built Solar Suitcase!

    • Student handout: Quality Control Checklist

    • Video Resources

    • Optional: Feedback on this section
  • 6

    Part 4: Understanding DC Electricity in the Solar Suitcase

    • Preparation Guide: Electric Circuits

    • MS / HS Presentation: DC Electricity for Solar

    • Link to student Thinkific Course

    • PhET Simulations Lesson 1: Electric Circuits

    • PhET Simulations Lesson 2: Circuits in the Solar Suitcase

    • MS / HS DC Electricity Multiple Choice Questions (links to online platforms included)

    • Volts and Amps practice from Middle School teacher, Katie Small

    • Optional: Feedback on this section
  • 7

    Part 5: The Language of Electricity

    • Preparation Guide: The Language of Electricity

    • Power and Energy Scale Poster / Infographic

    • MS / HS Activity: Energy Management in the Solar Suitcase

    • PhET Simulations Lesson 3: The Language of Electricity

    • Stand-Alone Solar Lesson Outline (published by California Association of Science Educators)

    • Optional: Feedback on this section
  • 8

    Part 6: Using Solar Systems for Climate Resilience

    • Preparation Guide: Climate Resilience

    • MS Lesson Plan: Solar Design, Innovation and Shark Tank

    • HS Lesson Plan: Knowledge to Action

    • Designing a Stand Alone System Presentation

    • System Sizing Worksheet

    • Optional: Feedback on this section

    • HS Load Analysis Spreadsheet
  • 9

    Wrapping up: Deployment of the Solar Suitcase

    • Welcome to Solar Suitcase Deployment

    • Sending the Solar Suitcase Back to We Share Solar

    • Solar Suitcase Packing Guide

    • Course Completion Congratulations

    • Power2Share Program Editable Completion Certificate

    • Course Completion Checklist

    • Power2Share Program Editable Completion Certificate

  • 10

    Additional Resources

    • Additional Resources Table of Contents

    • Lesson Plan: Who is a Refugee?

    • Lesson Plan: Life in Uganda

    • Lesson Plan: Planning Loads for Your School Using Solar Suitcases

    • Lesson Plan: Implementing your Solar Suitcase Disaster Plan

    • Lesson Plan: Solar on your School

    • Lesson Plan: Solar Innovation and Engineering

    • Lesson Plan: Solar Entrepreneurship

    • Alternative Engineering Design Resource from KQED with Media Focus

    • Additional Resources: Video Links

    • Lab: Solar Exploration

    • Lab: Exploring PV Cells (mini panels activity)

    • Lab: Maximizing Photovoltaic Power

    • Youth Media Challenge: Show What You Know (KQED)

    • Solar Math (student)

    • Solar Math (Answer Key)

    • Jeopardy - Africa Edition (created by We Care Solar's Director of Program Operations, Kim Gordon

    • Teacher Generated Resources

    • Optional: Feedback on this section

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    Program includes free curriculum access, Solar Suitcase equipment for purchase, installation and sharing back stories and photos of your Solar Suitcase place in an energy-scarce school in East Africa.

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