Sun Catchers

​How can you use solar energy to solve a challenge you face?
Did you know that in ONE HOUR enough energy from the sun hits the Earth to supply all the power we need for things like heating our homes, and running our electronics and powering our schools and hospitals? Learn how people like Erica at GRID Alternatives are working to ensure every community has access to renewable resources. 

Using the overarching question of how to use various forms of solar energy to solve challenges in our lives, students explore the power and importance of the sun both as an energy source and a member of the cosmos, as they ask themselves:

"What are all the different ways we rely on the sun and what is the evidence of its importance in our lives?"

How much energy can we get from the Sun?

Sun Catchers includes:

Detailed Educator Guide, containing
  • Topic introduction and background to give you additional context.
  • Lesson planning tools and suggested pacing guides with built-in flexibility so that you can adjust as required to fit your students' needs. 
  • Cross-curricular lesson ideas to help you bring science content into ELA, math, social studies, and art. 
  • Detailed activity instructions and parts lists.

My STEM Explorer Notes™ and My STEM Stories™ student notebooks, printed in color, to accompany investigation, research and reading activities 

Materials and resource books to support hands-on investigations and research activities (see parts list below for details).

Video tutorial for the hands-on investigations. 

Unlimited 12-month access to digital resources including all printed and video materials. 

Unlimited technical support from CreositySpace - Our scientists and engineers are available to help with any questions you might have.

Below is the description of the investigations and the NGSS standards fully addressed by the Sun Catchers unit.

Questions? Email us at Sales@CreositySpace.com.
Sun Catchers Unit Summary
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