Resources Day 1 1. How Does Nuclear Power Work? Glaucus256. (April 5, 2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=PKNbwcIaGng This video explains how nuclear power plants work. I chose this resource so show students that there are different methods of creating electricity. 2. Energy 101: Natural Gas Power Plants ggwood07. (Dec 4, 2012). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em1crnEt45Q This video explains how natural gas power plants create electricity. I chose this source to show students a creating electricity that uses green/natural resources. 3. How Power Plants Work Generation, Midwest. (Sept 6, 2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI7AhajfhWE This video explains how power plants work. I chose this resource so show students a common method of electricity production 4. Bill Nye: The Science Guy Atoms Warkentin, Ed. (Oct 18, 2010). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnXV7Ph3WPk This video gives a conceptual overview of what atoms are. This is important for students to know so they can understand how electricity is made and transferred. 5. Virtual EnergyStar Bedroom (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index This source provides students with an interactive site to help them realize how much energy they use on a daily basis. This site also gives tips on how to conserve energy and form better electricity consumption habits. 6. Bill Nye: The Science Guy Electricity PrimitivePatri0t. (Sept 27, 2013). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfJWcwJtWU This video gives a conceptual overview of what electricity is. Students will use this knowledge when learning about solar panels and how they make electricity. 7. Energy Usage Calculator Power, Pacific. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.pacificpower.net/res/sem/eeti/euc.html This website lets students plug in the appliances in their home to see how much electricity their house uses. This gives students an idea of how much electricity it takes for them to enjoy things that they may take for granted.

8. Activity: How Much Does It Cost to Light Your School? Retrieved from http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/How_Much_Does_It_Cost_to_Light_Your_Scho.pdf This worksheet guides students step by step to show them how much electricity their school uses. This will help them when they are writing their persuasive letter/action plan to their principal in day 4 and 5. Day 2 9. Bill Nye Photo Education Communications Board. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.ecb.org/guides/billnye.htm This photo replaces the image of a youtube video. I could not find the Seasons episode on youtube. 10. Weather Bug Earth Networks. (2013). Retrieved from http://weather.weatherbug.com/AZ/Phoenixweather/uv-index.html?zcode=z6286 This website is a source for students to find the UV index in their city. Students continue learning about sun safety. 11. Bill Nye: Seasons GorillaVid. (2011). Retrieved from http://gorillavid.in/acnvnwuleo8m This video explains why earth has seasons and how the suns light hits the earth. This is important for the students to learn so they can be better educated on how important the sun is for producing energy on earth. 12. Me and My Shadow Activity Retrieved from Dartmouth-Hitchcock. (2013). http://cancer.dartmouth.edu/melanoma_skin/documents/Me_My_shadow.pdf This is a fun outdoor activity for the students to do. As the day goes by, students will notice their shadows length and direction changes. Having students convert their measurements and graph their data adds a math element to the lesson. 13. Facts About Getting Too Much Sun Sun safety alliance. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.sunsafetyalliance.org/bare_facts.html This website gives information on how harmful the sun can be. It also gives suggestions on how to be safe when playing outdoors when the sun is strongest. 14. Shadow Picture Tucker-Smith, Nicole. (2013). Retrieved from http://lessoncast.org/lesson/shadowscaused-by-the-sun/ This picture is a visual representation of the Me and My Shadow Activity. It gives students an idea of how to do the activity.

15. Lets Talk About the Sun Lesson Plan Okurowski, Allison. (Dec 15, 2013). Original work. This is my lesson plan for Day 2 of my unit plan.

Day 3 16. How Much Energy Do Solar Panels Make? Davis, Noah. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.solarenergy.org/answers-older-kids#10 This is a quick and conceptual overview of how much electricity one solar panel makes. This is useful for students to calculate how many solar panels they will need to answer the given questions. 17. How Do Solar Panels Work? Science Kids. (Nov 25, 2015). Retrieved from http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/technology/solarpower.html This video gives an easy to understand overview of how solar panels work. Students will use their background knowledge that they gained throughout Day 1 and 2 to understand the video. 18. Solar Panel on Roof Picture Staff Reporter. (June 10, 2011). Retrieved from
http://www.educationnews.org/ednews_today/157860.html

This is a visual representation of a solar panel on a school roof. This is to show the students an example of where the solar panels will go as they take their first fieldtrip to see where they would like to place solar panels at their own school.

Day 4 19. Persuasive Outline E. Reading Worksheets. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing/persuasive-essay-worksheets/ and http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/writing-worksheets/boxes-and-bullets-persuasiveoutline.pdf This is an outline for students to follow while writing their persuasive essay. An outline helps students organize their ideas and start writing complete sentences. 20. Pencil Picture Popeck, Lauren. (Mar 10, 2010). Retrieved from http://home.messiah.edu/~lp1217/
This picture is for aesthetic purposes and to get the students thinking about writing.