National Mall Hosts Twenty Student-Built Homes in Solar Decathlon
Topics: Environment
Featured on Episode 5 of the 2009-2010 season, aired on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
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The National Mall in Washington DC is the site of another U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Students from twenty universities around the world have designed and built high-efficiency solar-powered homes. Now the teams are competing in ten contests on the mall that simulate real world use of their houses. They do laundry, cook, and watch TV - just like in any other family home - but all of the electricity and hot water is generated by the sun. The event runs through October 18th.
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Solar Decathlon Home Page
Solar Decathlon resources for teachers
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Ohio State University Solar Decathlon House
Lesson Plan: Download the PDF
Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Subjects: Science
Projects and lessons for classrooms from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, plus dozens of links to other sites with classroom resources.
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