Clean Energy Careers in Solar Energy
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Provided by: Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education|Published on: August 28, 2023
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5-12
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Synopsis
- In this lesson, students will learn about renewable energy careers such as solar project manager, solar energy technician, and solar site assessor from video interviews with recent Wisconsin graduates and career summaries linked in the presentation.
- Students will demonstrate their learning through note-taking and a brief discussion at the end of the lesson.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering, Career Skills
Authors: K-12 Energy Education Program, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
Region: Global, Wisconsin
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Prerequisites:
- Consider defining the terms photovoltaic, schematic, interpersonal, and others prior to beginning the lesson.
- Ensure students have a basic understanding of what solar energy is and how it works.
Broken Links:
- All social media links on slide 20 are not clickable links.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Career Planning/Guidance:
- Use this lesson to assist students with career planning or have students use the solar career map to find a career to explore.
- English Language Arts:
- Students pick one of the careers mentioned in the lesson or a different career related to clean energy and write an informative paper or speech.
- Math or Physics:
- Use this resource as motivation for students interested in pursuing a career that requires these types of expertise.
Extensions:
- Students find local people in these careers and conduct their own interviews.
- Students each pick a career to look at and research on the solar career map and then do a turn-and-talk to see what career other students chose.
- Check out the rest of KEEP's Clean Energy Career lessons to learn how Wisconsin's transition to a clean energy economy is accelerating new career paths.
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