BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Energy Demands
Electricity is a very convenient form of energy that can be generated using different energy resources. Some of these resources are renewable and some are non-renewable. Each resource has advantages and disadvantages. A link to a test is...
Other
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission: Acts and Regulations
Government resource presents the laws and regulations that pertain to Canada's Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Timelines
Research different types of fuel to see when major developments occured in their use. Fourteen different types of fuels can be researched, including fossil fuels and alternative fuels.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Scotland: What Is the Difference Between Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources?
Looks at types of natural resources that can be used for energy, and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Versus Non Renewable Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Distinguishes between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Wind Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How wind can be used to generate power, and its consequences.
Other
First Energy: The Electric Avenue: Energy Fun Factory
Here, students can learn all about energy sources and electricity. Activities include games and calculating energy costs in their homes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Save a Buck Challenge
Our pipes leak, air drafts push through our windows and walls, light bulbs create more heat than light, and every appliance we have stays plugged in all day long. Of course its our parents who pay the bills, so it doesn't matter. This is...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Ruler of the World
You are now King or Queen of the World and your loyal subjects need your help. You must choose a new mix of energy sources to limit emissions while generating enough energy for your subjects and keeping costs low.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Electricity
Electricity is considered a secondary energy source because it is generated from other sources such as water and wind. Learn about electricity demand in the U.S. as well as the challenges we face in the future to continue to provide...
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids and Energy: Evolution of Energy Sources
Describes how the sources of energy used by humans have evolved over the centuries.
Energy for Sustainable Development
Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Wood Fuel
A brief explanation of the use of wood as a fuel in the past, followed by an unrelated timeline of the history of waste management.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Energy: Making Our Lives Easier
A complete slide show which teaches about the role petroleum natural gas play in our use of energy.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Cycling Energy
Energy comes from both the interior of the earth as well as from the sun. Understand how and what happens with these energy forms.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Batteries
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project on electricity with homemade batteries.
EL Education
El Education: Guide to Energy Sources
This guide was created by 3rd and 4th grade students at the Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of a learning expedition on energy sources and alternative energy. Students studied all forms of...
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).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sources of Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the different sources of energy produced on earth. Students will learn the names of different energy sources, the mechanisms of how each works along with...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Energy Test Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review of energy sources and their uses.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycle
Read 37 slides on energy flow and the nutrient cycle.
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Power Up With Tortillas!
This site from NASA provides The Space Place which gives a great explanation of energy sources for young readers using the space shuttle, cars, and our human body as examples.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Forms of Energy: Sources
Article explains what is meant by renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids
This extensive resource provides information on renewable energy, nonrenewable energy and energy conservation.