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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a brief discussion of the sun and its energy flow.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Industial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
At one time, humans, fueled by the animals and plants they ate and the wood they burned, or aided by their domesticated animals, provided most of the energy in use. All life operated within the fairly immediate flow of energy from the...
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: Drawing Local Connections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. In this lab, students study the four components of the Earth system by diagraming the flow of energy and matter through it.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is the Best Insulator: Air, Styrofoam, Foil, or Cotton?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
That heat flows from hot to cold is an unfortunate truth of life. People have put a lot of effort into stopping this fact, however all they have been able to do is slow the process. Working in groups of three to four, students will...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson introduces students to the fundamental concepts of electricity. This is accomplished by addressing questions such as "How is electricity generated," and "How is it used in every-day life?" The lesson also includes...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Antarctic Food Web Challenge

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how energy flows as part of a food web. Identify the ultimate source of energy for organisms on Earth.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Concepts of Plant Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced discussion of plant interactions and relationships. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and succession are discussed. Try the quiz to check your understanding.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Efficiency of an Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the efficiency of an engine (0 - 1) based on the energy flow that is presented to you.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Healthy Eating Activity 4: Energy

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports lessons from the 'Food - a fact of life' website. Pupils will be able to understand why their bodies need energy, how much energy is in certain food types and who needs more...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Intro to Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about the differences between climate and weather. Topics include - Keeling Curve, Average Global Temperature, Electromagnetic Radiation, Energy Balance, Global Equilibrium, and...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ocean Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about the different ocean zones: sunlight zone, twilight zone, and midnight zone. It contains video about ocean life in the different zones.
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Whiteboard
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Teeth and Eating

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses food groups, balanced diets, healthy teeth choices, types of teeth humans have, tooth decay and energy.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Temperature Heat and the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to temperature, heat and solar radiation. Students learn the methods of measuring and converting temperature between different units and identifying factors which...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Visible Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth grade students to the electromagnetic spectrum and focuses on the visible light spectrum, but all types of energy waves in the electromagnetic spectrum are touched on. It...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Climate Intro

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a short, basic introduction to climate. It includes solar radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers significance and importance of Earth Day. Activities relate to the 3 R's, cleaning up trash, planting trees, conservation of energy and electricity, an acrostic poem, and Earth Day...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Glycolysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students launch themselves in to the three main stages of respiration in this Three Part Series. Glycolysis harvests chemical energy by oxidizing glucose to pyruvate. The Krebs Cycle and the electron...
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Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site, the student can find out thermophysical properties of different fluids and gases.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Ecosystems in Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders explore animals and plants that inhabit ecosystems by using movement to deepen the retention of vocabulary. After reviewing the ecosystem players, students will play a call and response game by responding with...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Thermodynamics Article

For Students 9th - 10th
Thermodynamics is a very important branch of both physics and chemistry. It deals with the study of energy, the conversion of energy between different forms and the ability of energy to do work. Through this article, you will begin to...
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Unit Plan
Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture (Samoa) Government

Mesc: Samoa School Net: Forces to Make Weather: Weather & Water Cycle

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains three forces of nature and how they impact the weather. These include infrared rays from the sun, differences in air pressure, and wind flow when hot and cold air masses meet. Supported by lots of visuals.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Ecology I

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive ecology learning module where students assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Students review the study of living things and make connections back to Earth's systems. This unit focuses on how various species, grouped in populations and communities, work with the nonliving things around them to ensure survival.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Forces of Change: Weaving the Web

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The students will become the food web in this fun interactive classroom activity. Detailed instructions, background information, guiding questions, and activity worksheets are provided.

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