WRITE IT UP (p.68) Interact with the students using the picture. The students will identify the different parts of the solar home and their functions. Explain the difficult vocabulary if necessary. Ladies and gentlemen.... During winter, ouside air is captured by warm glass roof panels. Then, warm air is forced down into a water tank by an air handling unit. Next, the water in the tank is heated and greater quantities of warm water air are released. The hot air is then sent down a duct to the crawlspace in under-floor area. After that, warm water rises through floor registers to the
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living space. Some of the heated air is absorbed by concrete slabs . It is released at night. This process is reversed during summer.