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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Work Energy Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
Using diagrams, illustrations, and relevant data, students will calculate the net work done on an object, the change in an object's velocity, and the change in an object's kinetic energy.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: 2 D Momentum Conservation With Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must predict the KE added to the system when a Kuiper Belt Object is hit with an explosive charge. Students must first look at the momentum of each piece after the explosion to determine the original speed of the Kuiper Belt...
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Other

Alliance to Save Energy: A Home Energy Audit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity allows middle schoolers to become building inspectors, identifying features that can help or hurt energy conservation.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Energy Conservation: Let's Be Energy Friendly!

For Students 1st - 2nd
A family shows some of the ways they reduce their energy use. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Energy Efficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
Reducing energy use is critically important to our future. This objective has been successfully met through many initiatives, such as improved appliance design, public education and streamlining procedures in industry. Some past...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Energy Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After an examination of data on energy consumption in the United States, students suggest alternative ways to meet our electricity needs, and how to increase energy efficiency. Includes online student exercises and a teacher answer key,...
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Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Savers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on everything from buying energy-efficient products to using the proper landscaping for particular climates to conserve resources. Starting with an energy assessment, this website will help users reduce their consumption...
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Energy Conservation: Electricity

For Students 1st - 2nd
Read about where how the electricity to our homes is produced and why it is important to conserve energy. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
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Activity
US Department of Energy

Us Dept. Of Energy: Urbita Elementary School: Linda Gregory: Draft O Meter [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will observe drafts in homes and in the classroom to determine if or how much heat or air conditioning is escaping. How can the rooms be made more energy efficient?
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Seven hands-on lessons module where students learn about energy. These inquiry-based explorations investigate where energy resources come from and how they are converted into electricity, how fossil fuels form, the importance of...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Conservative Forces and Potential Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy; explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's law applies; and use the work-energy...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: World Energy Use

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the distinction between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and to explain why the inevitable conversion of energy to less useful forms makes it necessary to conserve energy...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: The Right Balance: Mixing Energy Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students look at profiles of energy production for different regions of the United States. They examine the conversion efficiency and the carbon dioxide emissions of each type of energy, and then the environmental impact...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Potential Energy and Conservative Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following interactive students will define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy. They will explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's Law applies. Students will also...
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Science Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about how the Department of Energy provides information on science competitions, energy conservation, case studies and more.
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Other

Lehigh University: Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on the world's energy sources. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about energy sources, production, and consumption.
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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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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Energy Conservation With Rulers and Cars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will investigate the law of conservation of energy. The lab is designed as something of an open, hands-on assessment where students demonstrate how to maximize the conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy.
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Other

Salt River Project: Powering Our Future: Energy Transformations

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students test their understanding of energy transformations when shown a simple animation and a cloze-format response question. This activity could be utilized with a classroom response technology system.
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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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Handout
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy Challenges

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the challenges of global energy use and consumption, and what solutions exist for today's engineers.
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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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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Energy Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand and review energy concepts with this study guide.
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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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