TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Detectives at Work
Students search for clues of energy around them. They use what they find to create their own definition of energy. They also relate their energy clues to the engineering products they encounter every day.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Win That Bid! Selling Your Power Solution
A large part of engineering involves presenting products, concepts, and proposals to others in order to gain approval, funding, contracts, etc. The purpose of this activity is to fine-tune students' presentation skills while allowing...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Powering the u.s.
This lesson provides students with an overview of the electric power industry in the United States. Students also become familiar with the environmental impacts associated with a variety of energy sources.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Is Energy?
With an introduction to the ideas of energy, students discuss specific types of energy and the practical sources of energy. Hands-on activities help them identify types of energy in their surroundings and enhance their understanding of...
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 Kids: Earth Energy
Kids' site explores the energy around us as well as why radiation isn't always dangerous and where we find energy.
Read Works
Read Works: Energy for Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the need for renewable, natural energy sources for the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Nuclear Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How energy can be generated through nuclear reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Nuclear Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How energy can be generated through nuclear reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable vs Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and contrasts renewable and non-renewable resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable vs Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and contrasts renewable and non-renewable resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable vs Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and contrasts renewable and non-renewable resources.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Book
A colorfully illustrated, and information-filled 74 page book on the history and uses of oil. .
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Solar Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How solar energy can be used and its consequences.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Energy Lab
Try and meet global energy demands by using alternative energy sources while keeping the carbon levels in the atmosphere down to acceptable levels. Simulator includes a data table available for download for student records.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Grade 3 5 Module: Designed for Efficiency [Pdf]
In this 3-5 teaching module, students conduct experiments, explore with online interactives, and watch videos that help them understand how vehicles work. Then, students demonstrate their understanding by designing energy efficient...
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Energy Technology
Learn about the many sources of energy used around the world.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Basics
Learn about the definition of energy, the forms that it comes in, and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Explained
A comprehensive source of information about energy in all its forms. Each type of energy is explained, along with information about its environmental impact, supported with graphs, charts, and other data. There is a twenty-question quiz...
Other
Ucs: How Hydrokinetic Energy Works
Description of how hydrokinetic power works including resource, conversion, and environmental issues.
Other
American Coal Foundation: Lesson Plan: Coal Supply and Demand
In this one period lesson plan, students will learn the relationship between supply and demand for natural resources such as coal, and explore how these conditions affect the cost of energy.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Energy With Gis
For this lesson, students will learn how Geographic Information Systems technology is used to locate energy reserves around the Earth. Provides link to website with lessons on using GIS. (Due to site changes, you may need to search for...
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Biodiesel
Find answers from the U.S. Department of Energy to your questions about biodiesel, its blends, and benefits. With additional information that explains how the fuel is made and distributed.