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This web page provides free access to Saved By the Sun, a 53-minute video produced by NOVA that explores how solar energy is being used to power homes, businesses, and entire communities. It takes a realistic view of solar power -- both its promises and challenges -- and the hope it holds for powering the future. The movie is supplemented by additional resources, including an interactive trip inside a photovoltaic cell and a look at new solar technologies.
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4D. The Structure of Matter
4E. Energy Transformations
4F. Motion
8. The Designed World
8C. Energy Sources and Use
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Renewable Energy Sources Thought-provoking video takes a realistic view of the promise and challenge of solar power. It explores how solar energy is being currently used to power homes and businesses, and presents research into new methods for implementing solar technology. Free download. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=5909">Public Broadcasting Service. NOVA: Saved by the Sun. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, September 27, 2007.</a>
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(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2007), WWW Document, (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html).
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NOVA: Saved by the Sun (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2007), <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html>.
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NOVA: Saved by the Sun. (2007, September 27). Retrieved December 12, 2024, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html
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Public Broadcasting Service. NOVA: Saved by the Sun. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, September 27, 2007. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html (accessed 12 December 2024).
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NOVA: Saved by the Sun. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2007. 27 Sep. 2007. 12 Dec. 2024 <https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/saved-by-the-sun.html>.
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Title = {NOVA: Saved by the Sun},
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Month = {September 27, 2007},
Year = {2007}
}
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