Let’s talk about using energy dashboards in the classroom! Whether or not your school has a renewable energy installation, our goal is to support your use of energy data and dashboards with your learners. In particular, solar PV generation dashboards are a powerful way to bring the topic of renewable energy to life in the classroom and connect to concepts of spatial thinking, scientific inquiry, and data literacy.
KEEP is excited to share the full series of solar dashboard lessons created for Wisconsin educators and students!
Learn about how using solar energy data and dashboards in the classroom can meet your teaching goals. Whether your K-12 school has a solar array or not, solar PV generation dashboards are a powerful way to bring the topic of renewable energy to life in the classroom and connect to concepts of spatial thinking, scientific inquiry, and data literacy.
Customized Dashboard Training: Invite KEEP staff to collaborate one-on-one or as part of a department or team meeting for customized dashboard training or curriculum planning.
Learn how to how to access, navigate, and interpret information found in a typical solar PV generation dashboard.
Dive Deeper: Personalized Dashboard Navigation Tutorial. Request KEEP staff create a personalized training video or document using your dashboard for staff and/or students. Training includes how to access, navigate, and interpret dashboard features and data.
This self-paced online course provides the educational framework and step-by-step guidance to integrate solar PV generation data and dashboards into your classroom. Take a deeper dive into the benefits of using solar dashboards, electricity generation data, and pre-made online maps to connect concepts of spatial thinking, scientific inquiry, and data literacy. Recommended for 6th-12th grade educators. Estimated time: 8 hours. Cost: $25.
Schedule KEEP to meet with your students. We can also suggest other energy, utility and solar experts for your classroom.
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Lessons – Designed for high school, community college, and technical college use from our partners at CREATE.
Hands On Energy Kits – WCEE offers a variety of hands-on resources for educators. Explore the Kits page to request the classroom Energy Audit Kit, Pedal Power energy bike, Sun Oven and other tools that make learning about energy tangible and fun.
Connect to Place with Solar Energy: Outdoor and Indoor Activities and Lesson Sparks – Discover ideas and resources with KEEP for outdoor and indoors activities that connect learners to concepts of solar energy and their local place. Watch the video or View the Slideshow.
Solar Storytime for Pre-K – Follow along with KEEP as we read stories and create crafts about our friend the Sun. Featured books: Solar Power Comes to My Home by Susie Flann and Sun Song by Jean Marzollo.
Solar Energy Fact Sheets – Learn more about solar electricity and solar heating with KEEP’s energy fact sheets.