Virginia Standards for Solar Cell Energy Availability From Around the Country

This resource supports earth science standards for grades 8-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1b: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which technologies, including computers, probeware, and global positioning systems (GPS), are used to collect, analyze, and report data and to demonstrate concepts and simulate experimental conditions. ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.7b: The student will investigate and understand the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. Key concepts include advantages and disadvantages of various energy sources. ES.13d: The student will investigate and understand that energy transfer between the sun and the Earth and its atmosphere drives weather and climate on Earth. Key concepts include weather phenomena and the factors that affect climate including radiation and convection.