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Solar Farm Cost-Benefit Analysis
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Brooks, Hannah Gaddis, Dale Marceau, Shay Martin, Ashley Trifunovic, Lazar |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | For a hypothetical solar farm design problem, students are given a solar cost-benefit analysis sheet to complete within groups. They weigh the expense and benefits of two types of solar panels (with different costs, wattage outputs and land impacts), consider the cost of using the acreage for solar (which removes it from ranching use), and explain why they consider the panel combination they propose to be best. A cost-benefit analysis is a good way to weigh the costs and the benefits and compare them to see if the decisions being made are sound and worthwhile. For a hypothetical solar farm design problem, students are given a solar cost-benefit analysis sheet to complete within groups. They weigh the expense and benefits of two types of solar panels (with different costs, wattage outputs and land impacts), consider the cost of using the acreage for solar (which removes it from ranching use), and explain why they consider the panel combination they propose to be best. If the costs outweigh the benefits, then a project is not worth doing. On the other hand, if the benefits outweigh the costs, then it is worth implementing the plan. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | North Carolina State University Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Physical Science Problem Solving Science and Technology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H |
| Education Level | Class VIII Class IX Class X |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Structure of the Earth Technical |
