Educational Resources

Educational resources for integrating solar energy into your curriculum.

Solar Energy Education for Schools

Our educational resources are designed to help teachers and students engage with solar energy concepts and integrate your school's solar installation into the curriculum. From primary schools to universities, we provide age-appropriate materials that align with national curriculum standards.

Interactive Dashboards

Real-time monitoring systems that display your school's solar performance for classroom use

Lesson Plans

Ready-to-use lesson plans for various subjects and age groups

STEM Activities

Hands-on activities and experiments related to solar energy

Project Ideas

Long-term project suggestions for student engagement

Interactive Dashboards

Solar monitoring dashboard for schools

Our interactive solar monitoring dashboards provide real-time data on your school's solar energy production. These user-friendly displays can be installed in classrooms, hallways, or your school website to showcase your renewable energy generation.

Educational Applications:

  • Mathematics: Analyze data, create graphs, and calculate energy conversion rates
  • Science: Study weather patterns and their effect on solar production
  • Geography: Explore seasonal variations and solar potential in different climates
  • Computing: Access raw data for programming and data visualization projects
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Lesson Plans

Our curriculum-aligned lesson plans make it easy to incorporate solar energy topics into your teaching. Each lesson plan includes learning objectives, required materials, step-by-step instructions, and assessment ideas.

Primary (KS1-KS2)

Sunlight to Electricity

An introduction to how solar panels work, using simple demonstrations and age-appropriate activities.

Science Design & Technology
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Secondary (KS3-KS4)

Solar Energy Calculations

Using your school's solar data to teach mathematical concepts including unit conversion, percentages, and graphing.

Maths Physics
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Secondary (KS3-KS4)

Climate Change and Renewable Energy

Exploring the role of solar and other renewable technologies in addressing climate change.

Geography Science Citizenship
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A-Level/College

Solar Panel Efficiency Analysis

Advanced analysis of factors affecting solar panel performance, including angle, shade, and temperature.

Physics Environmental Science
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Looking for a specific resource? We can create custom lesson plans tailored to your curriculum needs.

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STEM Activities and Experiments

Engage students with hands-on activities that demonstrate solar energy principles in action. These activities range from simple demonstrations to more complex experiments.

Students building solar cars

Solar-Powered Cars

Students design and build small vehicles powered by solar cells, learning about energy conversion and efficient design.

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Solar cooker demonstration

Solar Cookers

Build simple solar cookers to demonstrate heat concentration and insulation principles.

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Students conducting energy audit

School Energy Audit

Learn to perform a basic energy audit of your school building and calculate potential solar savings.

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Long-Term Project Ideas

These extended projects can be incorporated into your curriculum or offered as extracurricular activities to deepen student engagement with solar energy concepts.

Solar Energy Monitoring Team

Form a student team responsible for monitoring your school's solar energy production, analyzing data, and presenting findings to the school community.

  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Age Group: Secondary/College
  • Subjects: Science, Mathematics, ICT, Communication

Solar Schools Network

Connect with other schools that have solar installations to compare data, share learning resources, and participate in collaborative projects.

  • Duration: 1-2 terms
  • Age Group: Primary/Secondary
  • Subjects: Geography, Science, Communication

Solar Energy Awareness Campaign

Students design and implement a campaign to raise awareness about solar energy in the wider community.

  • Duration: 1 term
  • Age Group: All ages
  • Subjects: English, Art, Design, Citizenship

Solar Innovation Challenge

Challenge students to design new applications or improvements for solar technology.

  • Duration: 6-12 weeks
  • Age Group: Secondary/College
  • Subjects: Design & Technology, Science, Business Studies

Teacher Training and Support

Solar energy teacher training session

We provide comprehensive training for teachers to help you make the most of your school's solar installation as an educational resource. Our support includes:

  • Professional development workshops on solar energy concepts
  • Technical training on using your monitoring dashboard
  • Guidance on incorporating solar topics into various subjects
  • Regular updates with new educational resources and project ideas
  • Connection to a network of solar-powered schools
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