This solar energy curriculum guide is designed to assist teachers in infusing energy concepts into vocational education programs. It consists of 31 competency-based instructional units organized into 10 sections. Covered in the sections are the following topics: related instructions (history and development; human relations; general safety; building, plumbing, and electrical codes; and applying for a job); electricity (fundamentals of electricity, electric power, and electric test instruments); electric motors and contacts (introduction to electric motors, split-phase motors, and capacitor motors); tools and equipment (basic hand tools, solar technician's tool box, special tools, power tools, and equipment); soldering, cutting, and welding; piping (pipe, pipe fittings, and joining pipe); blueprint reading; solar hot water systems (components and system installation); safety in air conditioning; and heating and cooling (special tools, solar assisted heat pumps, and solar absorption systems). Each unit contains the following: a performance objective, suggested activities for instructors and for students, information sheets, transparency masters, assignment sheets, job sheets, criterion-referenced tests, and test answers. (MN)