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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Conservation of Mass and Energy in Living Systems

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the conservation of mass and energy as it applies to different living systems.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Energy Transformation

For Students 6th - 8th
Given descriptions, illustrations, or scenarios, students will identify energy transformations, such as how energy in a flashlight battery changes from chemical energy to electric energy to light energy.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Mechanical Energy Is Conserved

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive exercise, explore the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Application/practice Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and practice problems, students apply the relationship between work and mechanical energy change to a variety of motion scenarios in order to test our understanding.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Guided Energy Loss Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This guided lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. This guided activity is meant to be used as a pre-lab for students who will do this lab live. Students will get a certificate...
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Energy Loss Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. Students will change the starting height of the ball and see how this affects the amount of energy lost and the percent of the...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: 22 Examples of Mechanical Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what mechanical energy is and provides 22 examples of it.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Design a Roller Coaster

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive lesson where students design and build their own virtual roller coaster. Choose the height of the hills. the shape of the hills. and loop to find out if you successfully used physics concepts to pass the safety and fun...
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work and Energy: Energy Transformation on Roller Coasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a roller coaster as an example, the transformation of mechanical energy from the form of potential to the form of kinetic and vice versa is explained and illustrated in the animation.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Conservation of Mass and Energy in Nuclear Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the conservation of mass and energy in nuclear reactions and Einstein's equation.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of how energy is used, and how it can be conserved.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work and Energy: Energy Transformation for a Dart

For Students 9th - 10th
Consider an ordinary dart projected from a toy dart gun and moving through the air. Students analyze work and energy of the motion of the dart with this animation.
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Lesson Plan
Teachers TryScience

Teachers Try Science: Where There's Light, There's Hot Food!!!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit helps young scholars learn to apply the concept of solar energy conservation. They are introduced to angles and their effect on the amount of light reflected, and they will also design, construct, manipulate, critique, evaluate...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Actions at Plate Boundaries

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will allow the students to understand the cause and effects of plates interactions. The students will learn that plate boundaries function as a release for much of the Earth's potential energy. The students will be able to...
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Energy Resources Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on energy resources. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Conservation of Energy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what conservation of energy means, and how it can make solving problems easier.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Fundamentals of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a fundamentals of physics course taught at Yale University. The course is an introduction to physics and discusses Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravity, thermodynamics, and waves. Course...
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Website
New York University

New York University: Law of Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conservation of Energy: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains how energy can be transferred from one form to another, but is always conserved. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Conservation of Energy."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science behind Energy including its different forms such as chemical, electrical, heat, and gravitational. When is energy considered renewable or nonrenewable?