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Have you ever wondered how photovoltaics work and how much energy they produce? Solar energy comes from the sun. The sun hits the solar panels which can make electricity or heat water. Then the sun heats your house!
Curious about the solar panels on the roof of your school? The San Diego Unified School District has created a website that lets you watch how much energy is produced by those solar panels. You can see the difference between a cloudy day and a sunny day and even monitor it!
Click here to go to the SIT site.
Below are some fun site to help you learn about solar energy:
Energy Quest
www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of the California Energy Commission.
EPA for Kids
www.epa.gov/kids
Welcome to the Explorers' Club - U.S. EPA's web site for kids. Get ready to explore your environment and learn about neat things you can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, and stories and other fun things.
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kids Page
www.eere.energy.gov/kids
Showing kids a prosperous future where energy is clean, abundant, reliable and affordable. Sections include wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and alternative fuels.
Edison International - Kid's Energy Lab
http://www.sce.com/kids/
Every year in the U.S., tens of thousands of people are killed or injured from contact with electricity. The more you know about how electricity works, the better you can keep yourself, your friends, and your family safe!
EIA Energy Kids Page
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
EIA Energy Kids Page
Dept of Energy- for kids!
http://www.energy.gov/forstudentsandkids.htm
You can help Mom or Dad conduct a home energy audit! With a simple but careful walk-through, you can spot many problems in any type of house.
Alliance to Save Energy
http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers/kids
Check out what other kids are doing to save energy through the Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools Program!
ASE- Super Powers Website
http://www.projectsuperpowers.com
Unit of Super Hero Utilization Management: Imagine you are a Super Hero or Super Heroine with energy-saving Super Powers. Who would you be? And what would your energy-saving Super Powers be? Provide your thoughts after entering a "top-secret" web site where scientists are conducting experiments on Super Heroes to test their energy-saving Super Powers. You can help them by clicking help!
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
http://www.aecl.ca/kidszone/atomicenergy/
If you're here to find out more about nuclear energy, electricity and how energy interacts with our environment, then you're in the right place! You can start wherever you want to - just pick a topic and jump in…
Department of Environmental Protection- kids' page
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/justforkids/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=464796
An energy page just for kids with information about renewable and non-renewable resources and lots more!
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