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Kick off your advanced lesson with these thought-provoking solar energy bell ringers. The prompts encourage high school students to share what they already know about solar energy, identify its advantages and disadvantages, and explain how a solar panel’s location affects its electricity production. These questions activate prior knowledge and set the stage for a deeper, more technical discussion.
What is one thing you already know about solar energy?
What is one questions that you have about solar energy?
What do you think is one advantage of using solar panels for electricity? What could be one disadvantage?
Explain how the location of a solar panel would affect the amount of electricity it could produce.
