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Airs April 20, 2011 @ 9 PM Check local listings at pbs.org/nova/airdates.htmlpbs.org/nova/airdates.html Rachel Connolly Director of Education, NOVA Slide 2 Please watch trailer at pbs.org/nova/tech/power-surge.html Slide 3 Power Surge Can technology save us from climate change? The Wedge Theory = Stephen Pacala, Princeton Explores 4 categories of solutions increasing efficiency tripling the number of nuclear power plants cleaning coal plants by burying emissions adding more solar panels or wind turbines (and biofuels) Slide 4 The Wedge Game Slide 5 On-air experts From business, academia and government Including: Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy Paul Alivisatos, Director, Lawerence Berkeley National Lab Jim Rogers, CEO, Duke Energy Daniel Kammen, UC Berkeley Slide 6 pbs.org/nova/tech/capturing-carbon.html pbs.org/nova/tech/carbon-sink.html Slide 7 pbs.org/nova/tech/algae-fuel.html pbs.org/nova/tech/algae-biodiesel.html Slide 8 pbs.org/nova/tech/making-stuff- cleaner.html Slide 9 Making Stuff Resources Activity Guide Hands-on Demonstrations Outreach Toolkit Presentations Available for free download at: pbs.org/nova/education/makingstuff Slide 10 Activity Guide Four materials science hands-on activities for 4 th - to 6 th -grade students Ideal for afterschool and informal education settings pbs.org/nova/education/makingstuff Slide 11 Cleaner: Build a Cleaner Battery Kids build environmentally cleaner batteries and connect them in series to increase the voltage and power small electrical devices Slide 12 Cleaner Teaching Tip: It will take about five saltwater batteries (cups) linked together to get the LED to light Content Connections: - Energy and Power - Electricity - Voltage Slide 13 pbs.org/nova/teachers/tech/fuel-cells.html pbs.org/nova/teachers/tech/inside-solar-cell.html Slide 14 pbs.org/nova/teachers/earth/ethanol-biofuel.html pbs.org/nova/teachers/tech/solar-paint-roof.html Slide 15 Slide 16 teachersdomain.org/resource/nsn08.sci.ess.watcyc.capcarbon/ Slide 17 teachersdomain.org/resource/oer09.sci.ess.watcyc.solarhome/ Slide 18 NOVAeducation@wgbh.org Please let us know if there are any solutions-oriented resources that we can share with our educator audience on our blog and Facebook page