Manitoba Grade 8 Energy from the Sun Unit

Teach the solar-energy outcomes of Manitoba's renewed Grade 8 Science (SCI.8.E.7, E.8, E.9, E.13, E.15, E.16 and E.17) through ten lessons: radiation across empty space, the solar and electromagnetic spectrum, UV and sun safety, albedo, warming the ground, photosynthesis, energy in a Lake Winnipeg food chain, Earth's energy budget and the greenhouse effect, ending with a schoolyard heat plan. The ZIP holds 91 editable PowerPoint slides with speaker notes, a 90-page student workbook, a 109-page accommodated edition, a 50-page teacher guide with answer keys and rubrics on Manitoba's 2026-27 report-card scale, and a one-page START HERE guide. The sample shows Lesson 1's Winnipeg solar data and the Sunlight Spreads Out investigation. Limits: it does not teach E.10, E.11, E.12 and E.14 (Earth's interior and surface) or E.18 to E.23; E.1 to E.6 are in the Density, Fluids & Water unit; SCI.8.A.1 and C.2 are addressed in part; the sunscreen fade test needs three or more sunny days; it has no Grade 8 interactive of its own (Lesson 1 links the free Seasons Explorer on this site, built for Grade 6). Written by an Ontario Certified Teacher; not reviewed or endorsed by Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning.

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Lesson 1 opener with the big question, learning goal and Winnipeg data: 6.3 times as much solar energy in July as in December, and 2,353 hours of bright sunshine in an average year.
Student workbook, page 4. Winnipeg's sunlight opens the solar energy lessons.
Words to know and Investigation 1: Sunlight Spreads Out, measuring how much a lamp warms thermometers at 10, 20, 30 and 40 cm.
Student workbook, page 5. Test how the Sun's radiation spreads out with distance.