Curated OER
Residential Power System
Perform data analysis on energy consumption to apply algebraic expressions to the real world. Learners will write and solve equations that answer various questions from residential power use. They will collect data at home and calculate...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Insulation Fact Sheet
Several well-written pages using easy-to-understand language. Explains about every detail concerning insulation and its installation or replacement. Discusses R values, heat loss, insulation types, etc.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Radiant Barrier Fact Sheet
Several well-written pages using easy-to-understand language. Explains the concept of reflective insulation and radiant behaviors. Discusses benefits of radiant barrier installation.
Other
Alliance to Save Energy: A Home Energy Audit
This activity allows students to become building inspectors, identifying features that can help or hurt energy conservation.
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Building a Better Pyramid
Help the Mummy conserve energy inside the pyramid by adding layers of insulation. By using this site you will find out what happens when you add more layers of insulation.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Crude Oil Is Used for More Than Just Gasoline
Evaluate how much of our day-to-day living depends on products made from crude oil. This lesson will explore many of these items and consider the benefits if alternatives were found.
Other
Warmair.com: Attic Insulation Calculator
An online JavaScript application which allows visitors to investigate the relative amount of heat being lost from their homes due to insufficient insulation. The current R-value and a hypothetical R-value can be entered and the energy...
Other
Warmair.com: Programmable Thermostats
The virtues of programmable thermostats are discussed. Includes a section titled "Thermostat Set-back Calculation;" the visitor can enter the normal and an adjusted thermostat setting and an outdoor temperature and view the percent...
Other
The Atom's Family: Cooling the Mummy's Tomb
Help the Pharaoh design a better tomb by investigating insulation materials.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Conservation
Young scholars are introduced to the idea that energy use impacts the environment and our wallets. They discuss different types of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, as well as the impacts of energy consumption. Through a series...
Other
Alliance to Save Energy: Educator Lesson Plans
A series of teacher lesson plans for various grade levels. Topics pertain to insulation (among other things) and other energy conservation and energy efficiency topics. Can be easily adapted for a student project or lab investigation.
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.