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Assessment Module I

STEM SOLAR LAB is a collaboration of effort led by Dave Marley, owner of Diversified Construction in Amherst, MA,  Morton Sternheim, Director of the STEM Education Institute, and Michael Lehan, a Financial Services Developer. The goal of this D.O.E. funded project is to install solar panels on school grounds to increase the awareness of solar energy as a renewable and environmentally friendly option and to increase students' interest in STEM careers.  

This construction project will result in a STEM Solar Laboratory. A team of science educational professionals will create learning opportunities  and inquiry-based curriculum modules for the partner schools and support the participating teachers.  This team will be led by retired science educators, Robert Snyder and Chris Emery; Holly Hargraves will be the assessment coordinator for the project and Marie Silver will serve as a liaison between the teams and the schools.

The STEM Solar Laboratory will develop curriculum related to these themes:

The STEM Solar Laboratory will have three components: technical, educational, and financial.

• The technical component includes the photovoltaic panels, the supporting structures, and land use issues.
• The educational component includes the creation and refinement of curriculum materials, teacher training, and student assessment.
• The financial component includes the development and updating of financial packages for eventual commercialization.

Phase 1 of the project will include the installation of solar panels at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, MA,  Northfield Mount Hermon in Mount Hermon, MA, and Hopkins Academy in  Hadley, MA.  In Phase II, facilities will be installed at ten more schools.