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FOSS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS
The Solar Energy Module encourages students
to develop the skills of investigation in order to build explanations
based on knowledge and evidence. This module supports the
following National Science Education Standards.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY
Develop students' abilities to do and understand scientific
inquiry.
- Identify questions; design and conduct a scientific investigation
to answer those questions.
- Employ tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
- Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
- Use mathematics in scientific inquiry.
- Understand that scientists use different kinds of investigations
and tools to develop explanations using evidence and knowledge.
CONTENT: EARTH SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Develop students' understanding of transfer of energy.
- The Sun is a major source of energy for changes on Earth's
surface, including winds that cause weather. The Sun loses
energy by emitting light (visible, infrared, and ultraviolet
radiation). A tiny fraction of that light reaches Earth,
transferring energy from the Sun to Earth.
- Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence
local weather. Oceans have a major effect on climate, because
water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.
SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
Develop an understanding of types of resources.
- Resources are things that we get from the environment
to meet our needs. Some energy resources are nonrenewable,
such as fossil fuels; some are renewable, such as wood;
some are inexhaustible, such as solar energy.
Develop an understanding of science and technology in society.
- Technology influences society through its products and
processes. Technology influences the quality of life. Social
needs, attitudes, and values influence the direction of
technological development.
- Science and technology have advanced through the contributions
of many different people, in different cultures, at different
times in history.
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