Solar Electricity and Pitch | Vegas PBS STEAM Camp

Vegas PBS STEAM Camp | Solar Electricity and Pitch

SEASON 2: EPISODE 3 | Airdate: 7/23/2021

Explore how energy from the sun is collected in solar panels and travels to homes and businesses with help NV Energy.  Then, Christopher Vivas from the Las Vegas Philharmonic explains the concept of pitch and how instruments make music. 

Investigate each topic further through interactive at-home STEAM challenges and book talks with librarians from the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.  

Lesson Plans

• Solar Energy -Lesson Plan (PDF)
• Pitch - Lesson Plan (PDF)

Episode Guests

• Patricia Rodriguez, Director of Demand Side Management & Renewable Energy Programs, NV Energy
• Scott Kaufmann, Director of Grid Operations & Reliability, NV Energy
• John Kriter, Manager of Substation Construction Operation, NV Energy
• Courtney Martin, Business Coordinator, NV Energy
• Christopher Vivas, Music Specialist, Las Vegs Philharmonic
• Shana Harrington, Librarian, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
• Joey Hines, Librarian, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
• Carter, Student
• Royce, Student

Resources

• Ready Jet Go!: Rovers and Solar Power
• Zoom: Cooking Cookies with Solar Power
• The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!: Sound and Vibrations
• The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!: Going, Going, Gong
• Science Crafts for Kids: Discover Pitch with a Water Xylophone
• PBS KIDS for Parents: TP Roll Maracas
• Let’s Go Luna: Carmen’s World Orchestra

Books Featured

• Solar Power (Pogo: Green Planet) by Rebecca Pettiford
• Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant by Allan Drummond
• White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker

If you would like ideas and free resources to help you implement Vegas PBS STEAM Camp in your afterschool or summer program, contact us at:
steamcamp@vegaspbs.org