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Watts on your mind? They're on our mind, too. All the time. Since we spend so much time thinking about solar energy, we've provided some activities that will help you think about solar energy while learning something in the process. Sound like fun? It is - try it out!

All of these activities are available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to use these versions of the fact sheets. This software is available for free from Adobe and can be downloaded by clicking the logo at right.

Lower Elementary

• What Color Absorbs the Sun's Energy Best? (Physical Science)
• Solar Energy Timeline (Science, History)
• Hot and Cold Colors (Science, Math)
• Sun Misconceptions (Science, Social Studies, Language)
• Poster Contest (Science, Social Studies, Art)
• Using Thermometers (Science, Math)

Upper Elementary

• Collecting Solar Energy: Is Bigger Better? (Science, Social Studies)
• Make a Thermometer (Science)
• What's Hot and What's Not (Science, Math, Social Studies)
• Energy Activities (Science, Environmental Science, Language)
• Make Solar Cookers (Science, Home Economics)
• Save or Waste (Science, Social Studies, Language)
• Energy Sources (Science, Environmental Science, Language, Health)
• Ice Cube Race (Science, Math)

Middle School

• Rain Machine; aka "Solar Still" (Science, Social Studies, Writing)
• Let's Get Energized - The "Pay Me" Game, requires Money Worksheet (Science, Math, Social Studies, Home Economics)
• Meter Reading, requires Meter Reading Practice Sheet (Science, Math)
• The Electric Hookup (Science, Math, Home Economics)
• A Home Energy Audit (Science, Social Studies, Home Economics, Technology)
• Keeping Heat In or Out (Science, Physics, Technology)
• Photovoltaic Systems (Science, Chemistry)
• Measuring Solar Electricity (Science, Math, Electronics, Chemistry)
• How Much Heat Comes From the Sun to You? (Science, Math)
• The Formation of Fossil Fuels (Science, Social Studies, Math, Technology)
• Recreating the Greenhouse Effect (Science, Social Studies, Math, Technology)

High School

• Window Treatments (Science, Home Economics)
• Cost Effective Buying (Social Science, Physical Science)
• Community Meeting (Science, Speech, Government)
• Introduction to Renewable Energy (Science, Math, Government, Economics)
• Economics of Renewable Energy and Energy Consumption (Science, Math, Government, Economics)
• Energy Debates (Science, Government, Economics)
• Mock Senate Hearing: Energy Case Study (Science, Government, Economics)

Watts On Schools Activities

• Introduction to Your School's Solar Electric System (Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Math)
• What's on the Website? (Computer Science)
• What's My Solar Electric System Producing? (Computer Science, Statistics)
• Comparison of Schools (Computer Science, Statistics, Geography)
• Calculating the Efficiency of a Solar Electric System (Computer Science, Math)
• The Relationship Between Solar Power Production, Temperature, and Sunlight (Computer Science, Statistics)
• Exploring Solar Data (Science, Math)
• Read the Solar Energy System's Meter (Science, Math)

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