Quiz & Cloze Notes

The Student Guide and Introduction to Solar – Starter Pack contain the quiz and cloze notes.
Quiz Answer Key: Q1:A Q2:A Q3:D Q4:B
Cloze Notes Answer Key: generate, sun, emissions, inefficient, intermittent, backup, landfills

Data Set

The Student Guide contains the Introduction to Solar – Data Set.
Answer Key: Question 1: A Question 2: C Question 3: C Question 4: Answers will vary (Example: As technology improves, solar panels are getting better at making electricity, which makes them more useful.) Question 5: Answers will vary.

Active and Passive Solar Lab

The Student Guide contains the Active and Passive Solar Lab – Student questions.
Reflection Questions Answer Key: 
Question 1: (Example response): Mia used a passive solar method, letting the Sun’s heat naturally warm up her cookies inside a plastic-covered box. Jake used an active solar method, which included extra tools (mirrors and a fan) to make the cookies bake faster. 
Question 2: (Example response): Mia’s method took longer because it didn’t use any devices to speed up the heating. The Sun’s energy had to slowly heat up the inside of her box, and the heat stayed mostly in one place.
Question 3: (Example response): Jake used reflective mirrors to focus even more sunlight on his cookies and a solar-powered fan to blow the warm air around. This made the oven warm up faster and spread the heat evenly. 
Question 4: Answers will vary.
Hypothesis
(Example response): I think the active solar model will result in the greatest temperature change because the straw will help move the air like a fan and spread the heat more evenly inside the box.
Conclusion
Question 1: (Example response): The active solar method had the biggest temperature change. The water in the cup heated up more in the active setup than in the passive one.
Question 2: Answers will vary.