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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Energy From Urban Waste

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses landfill gas recovery programs in Texas and the benefits that this renewable energy resource has for the environment and the economy.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Super Solar Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
An understandable description of modern research that is currently being conducted to develop a more efficient photovoltaic (solar energy) cell. It also contains links to other pages on renewable energy sources.
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Lesson Plan
US Department of Energy

Us Dept of Energy:mining Silicon Througha Single Displacement/redox Reaction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will participate in a laboratory investigation that models the production of silicon. The activity investigates the sources, uses, properties, and importance in the fields of photovoltaics (solar cells/renewable energy) of silicon.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Generating Electricity With Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the overall picture of biomass use as a source of renewable energy in the United States. Five methods of generating electricity from biomass are described.
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Website
Other

Carbon Footprint: Co2 Reduction: Green Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Carbon Footprint, Ltd. offers an overview of renewable energy and its use will help reduce your carbon footprint.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Greenewables

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: High Altitude Wind Energy From Kites!

For Students 9th - 10th
In this brief talk, Saul Griffith unveils the invention his new company Makani Power has been working on: giant kite turbines that create surprising amounts of clean, renewable energy. [5:22]
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Activity
US Department of Energy

Natural Gas: Fueling the Blue Flame

For Students 9th - 10th
Natural gas is a colorless and odorless fossil fuel that is used in almost half the homes for heat. Learn more about this non-renewable energy resource.
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Article
Christian Science Monitor

Cs Monitor: Why One Town in Oil Rich Texas Is Ditching Fossil Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
The city of Georgetown in Texas has decided that it is more economically feasible for them to meet their energy needs using renewable energy resources. Learn the rationale behind this unusual decision in an oil-rich state. (Published:...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Re Thinking Progress: The Circular Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a world of opportunity to re-think and re-design the way we make stuff. 'Re-Thinking Progress' explores how through a change in perspective we can re-design the way our economy works- designing products that can be 'made to be...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Thar She Blows!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about wind as a source of renewable energy and explore the advantages and disadvantages wind turbines and wind farms. They also learn about the effectiveness of wind turbines in varying weather conditions and how engineers...
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Handout
Other

National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Geothermal Heat Pump Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about how these heat pumps function and where they can be used.
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Unit Plan
Other

Seeds Foundation: Hydroelectricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever tried to walk across a flowing stream? Have you ever watched a news report that showed cars and bridges being washed away by a flood? These experiences and events suggest the force of moving water, which provides a...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Never Ending Supply Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Try this quiz about renewable energy sources.
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PPT
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy Sources of the World [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many different energy resources available from our Earth. Find out the pros and cons of each type: both renewable and nonrenewable.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Conservation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students 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 of...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Cayman Islands: What Is Energy Conservation?

For Students 5th - 7th
Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources are described, different types of energy, and how energy can be conserved.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Powering the u.s.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan 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.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Powering Smallsburg

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students act as power engineers by specifying the power plants to build for a community. They are given a budget, an expected power demand from the community, and different power plant options with corresponding...
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EL Education

El Education: Renewing Our Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After completing research and field-work, students create a calendar with photographs, illustrations, and information about four different types of renewable energy: solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass.
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Article
Energy for Sustainable Development

Kids and Energy: Hydro Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Hydropower is a clean, renewable and reliable energy source which converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity, without consuming more water than is produced by nature. Quite simply the oldest method by which renewable...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Cyberchase: Watts of Trouble

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Power up rides in R-Fair City using renewable energy. Multi-level game.
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Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Renewable Energy: Wind

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mankind has used the wind as an energy source for thousands of years. Discover other ways the wind is used to make energy.
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Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Biodiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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