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Performance task • Physics
Renewable Energy Systems Brief
Students pitch a solar microgrid retrofit by modeling radiant energy capture, storage trade-offs, and expected efficiency.
What you get
- Launch scenario briefing, stakeholder constraints, and rubric-aligned success criteria.
- Student planning workbook with space for energy calculations, circuit diagrams, and claim-evidence reasoning.
- Editable scoring guide covering scientific communication, quantitative modeling, and feasibility analysis.
Teaching moves
- Kick off with a gallery walk of renewable energy case studies to foreground authentic design constraints.
- Assign expert groups to analyze energy, cost, or community impact data before reconvening to draft final briefs.
- Host a panel presentation where students defend efficiency projections and respond to stakeholder questions.
Standards focus
- NGSS HS-PS3-3 and HS-ETS1-3 for energy conversion and iterative design.
- CCSS Literacy in Science RST.11-12.7 for integrating multiple data sources into coherent explanations.
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