Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Efficiency
Explains why it is important not to waste energy, and provides tips for saving energy.
Museum of Science
Miami Museum of Science: The Mummy's Tomb: Building a Better Pyramid
Explore the effect of insulation as you add it to a pyramid. This simulation shows you how much energy is required to cool the pyramid as you add more layers.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Conservation of Energy and Thermodynamics
This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: James Prescott Joule
Wikipedia offers a biographical sketch of James Prescott Joule discusses his contributions to the world of science, including the conservation of energy.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Be an Energy Saver
Find out what you can do to be an energy saver and help slow global warming.
Other
Warmair.com: Insulation
The role of insulation in preventing heat loss is discussed. The concept of thermal resistance is introduced and explained. Understandable language but no graphics.
Other
Web Dictionary of Cybernetics:thermodynamics
A definition of thermodynamics and its laws from the Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems. Part of an online dictionary of scientific terms. Includes hypertext links to other definitions are provided.
Other
Energy Resources: Geothermal Power
This site was put together by a science teacher and provides a very nice introduction to how geothermal powered energy resources may be used. Discusses advantages and disadvantages.
Environduck
Enviroduck: A Greener Home Save Resources Like Water and Energy
Go green at home by saving energy, water, food. Learn how to conserve.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Greener Home Saving Energy With Hvac and Hot Water
Conserve energy at home with these hvac, heating and air conditioning, and hot water tips.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Greener Home Saving Energy With Your New Hdtv Television
Conserve energy with Plasma, LCD, HDTV television sets at home. TV saving tips.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency: Kids Saving Energy: Roofus's Home
Take a tour of Roofus's home to see why it is so energy efficient. With numerous bits of advice about improvements that you can make to make better use of energy at home.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Who Left the Lights On?
In this kindergarten lesson, students will learn the importance of turning off lights when they are not being used.
New York University
New York University: Law of Conservation of Energy
Site presents a straightforward presentation of Rutherford's work concerning the Law of Energy Conservation. Provides an adequate summary of early science on the nucleus, and includes much needed illustrations.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Movers and Shakers [Pdf]
Wind is created in areas where there are temperature shifts. For this lesson, Grade Two students will investigate areas of their schoolyard where there are 'wind tunnels' and 'wind shadows'. They will then use this information to...
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: What Can We All Do? [Pdf]
A list of things everyone can do to reduce energy consumption.
Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Enviro Facts [Pdf]
A collection of facts about Canadians' use of energy and water, and their management of waste.
EL Education
El Education: Do the Green Thing
7th and 8th grade students at Capital City Public Charter School created this guide to energy efficiency as the capstone project to a seven-month expedition on Green Building. During this expedition students worked under the guidance of...
EL Education
El Education: Greenprint
Ninth grade students at Springfield Renaissance School wrote the Greenprint report as part of a learning expedition called Powering the 21st Century. The report summarizes student findings from energy audits at schools around the city...
Other
Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Take Speed Showers
Learn here how to conserve water by taking a shorter shower! By being mindful of how long we keep the shower running, we can help save a lot of water and energy.
NASA
Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Energy
Discover 10 very interesting things about energy, including conservation, fossil fuels, daylight savings time, hydropower, wind energy, solar power, greenhouse gases and BTUs (British Thermal Units).
NASA
Climate Kids: Be a Power Saver
Do you ever wonder where electricity comes from? Discover the process of how power plants create energy and it ends up at the touch of your fingertips.
Other
Cwn Design: Watt's the Answer
This resource is a game show that asks energy related questions. Most of the questions focus on energy conservation. Flash required.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Energy Conservation on an Incline
This site is a discussion and animation about whether the total mechanical energy of a cart rolling down an incline is conserved, which can be determined if there are any external forces acting upon it.