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This is a lesson module for Grades 9-12 that explores solar energy in two contexts: 1) its role in providing clean energy solutions, and 2) the use of nanoscience in enabling novel energy conversion mechanisms. After a 1-2 day background preparation, students will build and test a nanocrystalline solar cell, then use critical analysis to connect their lab results with the overall driving question of the unit: how do we use nanotechnology and renewable energy sources to address skyrocketing global demand for fuel and electricity? Includes syllabus, lesson plans, pretest and post-test, free student "infobooks", Power Point lecture materials, and assessment ideas.
NanoSense is an NSF-funded project developed to promote the teaching of nanoscale science at the high school level. Editor's Note: See Related Materials for an animation that shows the function of two types of solar cells: the silicon semiconductor cell and the dye-sensitized cell (using titanium dioxide nano-particles).
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)3. The Nature of Technology
3A. Technology and Science
3C. Issues in Technology
4. The Physical Setting
4E. Energy Transformations
4F. Motion
4G. Forces of Nature
8. The Designed World
8C. Energy Sources and Use
11. Common Themes
11A. Systems
11C. Constancy and Change
11D. Scale
12. Habits of Mind
12A. Values and Attitudes
12E. Critical-Response Skills
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Energy Transformation This four-day lesson module explores this question: how can we use nanotechnology and renewable energy sources to address skyrocketing global demand for fuel and electricity? Students build & test a nanocrystalline solar cell and critically analyze how solar energy can be part of a global solution. Completely turn-key, with Power Point slides, pretest and post-test, and student infobooks. Link to Unit:
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