10-Ton Lizard

Topics: Solar Energy, Renewable Energy Resources, Photovoltaic Solar, The Greenhouse Effect, Fossil Fuel Formation and Use, Photosynthesis

Source: New York State Energy Research and development Authority (NYSERDA)

Web Address: www.SchoolPowerNaturally.org

Grade Levels: 5 - 12

Learning Strategies: Read and Comprehend, Interpret Data and Diagrams, Design an Experiment, Experiment, Construct a Model

Frameworks Connections: (Grades 6 - 8)

Science and Technology/Engineering

• Earth and Space Science

3. Heat Transfer in the Earth's System

• Life Science

8. Changes in Ecosystems Over Time

• Physical Sciences

1. Properties of Matter
2. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
4. Forms of Energy
5. Heat Energy

• Technology/Engineering

2. Engineering design
5. Construction Technologies
6. Transportation Technologies

Frameworks Connections: (Grades 9 - 12)

• Earth and Space Science

1. Matter and Energy in the Earth System
2. The Earth's Sources of Energy

• Biology

1. The Chemistry of Life
6. Ecology

• Chemistry

2. Atomic Structure
5. Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
8. Acids and Bases
10. Thermochemistry

• Physics

3. Heat and Heat Transfer
5. Electromagnetism
6. Electromagnetic Radiation

• Technology/Engineering

1. Engineering Design
2. Construction Technologies
4. Energy and Power Technologies-Thermal Systems
5. Energy and Power Technologies-Electrical Systems

Decription: This website will track photovoltaic systems to be installed in fifty schools in New York and monitored by students. The web site provides activities that can be downloaded as PDF files. The study of the performance of photovoltaic systems is correlated to a broad range of science courses and to the New York State Learning Outcomes connected to those courses.