Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power

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• Teaching Tips
  Use this video when discussing CSP or before introducing solar energy projects.
• About the Science
  This video explains what Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is, how it works, and how parabolic troughs are used to concentrate heat from the sun to produce electricity. Comments from expert scientist: Easy to understand step-by-step how-to on generating electricity with this technology.
• About the Pedagogy
  A very simple explanation; very clear and to the point. Teachers will have to unpack a lot of information with students after viewing.
• Technical Details/Ease of Use
  Closed captioned