2. I’m going to show you some animals!
Please ask me a question, and I
will give you a yes or no answer. It
may give you a clue to the correct
answer.
You have one minute to find the
correct answer!

4. Let the Sunshine
in.
Generally, the bigger
the windows are, the
greener the building is.

5. Let the Sunshine
in.
At Clackamas High
School in Oregon, big
windows mean lots of
natural light and less
need for electricity during
the day.

6. Let the Sunshine
in.
In the evening, special
sensors in the
classrooms turn off
the lights
automatically when
the last student

7. Let the Sunshine
in.
walks out so that the
use of electric lights is
reduced even more.

8. Let the Sunshine
in.
The sun can supply
natural heat as well as
light. A new research
center at Oberlin
College in Ohio

9. Let the Sunshine
in.
was built with large
windows facing south to
take advantage of the
sun’s warmth in winter,
but that’s not all!

10. Let the Sunshine
in.
Solar cells on the roof
convert sunlight into
electricity. This electricity
is stored in batteries so
that it can be used for

11. Let the Sunshine
in. and
lights, computers,
anything else that needs
to be turned on. The
building even generates
more electricity than it
needs!

12. Let the Sunshine
in.
This extra electricity is
used in other buildings
in the school that do
not have these green
systems.

14. The research center
uses the suns heat
to warm the building
in winter, and to
create energy in the
form of electricity.

15. Vocabulary
Generally: For the most part
Generally, the bigger the
windows are, the greener
the building is.
(p221)

16. Vocabulary
Electricity: A source of energy in
the form of electric currents.
Big windows mean lots of
natural light and less need for
electricity during the day.
(p221)

17. Vocabulary
Supply: To provide for, or to give.
The sun can supply natural heat as
well as light.
(p221)

18. Vocabulary
Solar: Related to the sun.
Solar cells on the roof
convert sunlight into
electricity.
(p221)

19. Vocabulary
Cell (solar): A cell that converts
sunlight into electrical energy.
Solar cells on the roof convert
sunlight into electricity.
(p221)

21. Vocabulary
Convert : To change from one
form to another.
Solar cells on the roof convert
sunlight into electricity.
(p221)

22. Some Converted Animals

23. Vocabulary
Generate : To bring into being, or
to produce.
The building even generates more
electricity than it needs.
(p221)

24. Vocabulary
Take advantage of : To exploit or
use.
Oberlin College in Ohio was built
with large windows facing the
south to take advantage of the
sun’s warmth in winter.
(p221)