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Handout
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many sources of energy used around the world.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Us Energy Production and Consumption

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity learners will compare and contrast regional energy production of 5 different US regions, including California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Students will also analyze production and consumption data of...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Energy and Work Amusement Park Style

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a lesson presenting energy and work. It covers: types of energy, forms of energy, work, law of conservation of energy, and renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In the activities section, one will find links to Internet...
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Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Solar Energy Technologies Program: Solar Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse and download from this multimedia collection which contains photographs, videos, B-roll, graphics, and animations related to solar technologies, research, and projects.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Energy Solutions: Tapping Into Topography of Lake Turkana

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students read and analyze articles about the alkaline water in Lake Turkana in Kenya, and about a wind energy project near Lake Turkana. They then examine the many factors that must be considered when undertaking this...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Windmill of Your Mind: Distributed Energy Goes to School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy (DE) system for their school. They write a proposal (actually, the executive summary of a proposal) to the school principal based on their findings and...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

Seco: Biomass: Nature's Most Flexible Energy Resource [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
Sources of biomass fuel are described, ways it is used, and the economic opportunities available to Texas farmers and industries that produce biomass fuels.
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Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Timelines: Geothermal

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of key milestones in the use of geothermal as a source of energy, starting with the first geothermal power plant built in Italy, in 1904.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Facts

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of facts about energy use broken down into various topic areas, e.g., health impact of fossil fuels, transportation, energy consumption, alternative energies, etc.
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Website
Other

Ucs: How Hydrokinetic Energy Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of how hydrokinetic power works including resource, conversion, and environmental issues.
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Soil, Plants, and the Energy Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore what kind and how much bio-mass can be produced in an area around your city or town. They figure how many gallons of fuel can be expected from one acre of crop land, and how much carbon can be sequestered in the local area.
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Unit Plan
Practical Action

Practical Action: Wind Power Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit, students explore how life for people in the rural mountainous regions of Peru is different as they live without access to electricity. They learn how small-scale wind turbines have changed people's lives, as with a supply...
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Website
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Renewable Sources: Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
The pros and cons of harnessing energy from biomass are outlined. Biomass refers to biological materials that are used to produce energy. Wood and manure are examples of biomass.
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Huge Machine Harnesses the Tides

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn how an alternative energy source called tidal energy works, and find out where it is being harnessed.
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Unit Plan
Other

Wisconsin K 12 Energy Education Program (Keep)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The mission of KEEP is to improve energy education in Wisconsin's schools. It provides teachers access to resources, activities and web support for many hands-on lessons for all grade levels.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Cruise Ship: What Sort of Energy Is Provided by Water?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Shana is learning about water. Help her discover all the different ways water can provide us with energy.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Cyprus Dancing School: What Sort of Energy Is Provided by the Wind?

For Students 1st - 3rd
Chara is finding out a lot about the wind and how it can provide energy to us. Join her in Cyprus to learn along with her.
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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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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Solar Energy

For Students 1st - 6th
What is solar energy? Learn about solar heating, solar electricity generation, and the advantages and disadvantages of solar power.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Tidal Energy

For Students 1st - 6th
What is tidal energy? Learn about using tides to generate power, methods of generating electricity, and the advantages and disadvantages of tidal energy.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar and Electric Cars [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Learn the differences between cars powered by different fuels. Looks at solar, electric, hybrid and gasoline-powered cars.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Zero Energy Housing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate passive solar building design with a focus solely on heating. Then they design and build their own model houses, and test them for thermal gains and losses during a simulated day and night.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Fewer Watts and Fatter Wallets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about incentives for alternative energy programs and the role played by non-price determinants in energy choices.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heat Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore heat transfer and energy efficiency using the context of energy efficient houses. They gain a solid understanding of the three types of heat transfer: radiation, convection and conduction, which are explained in detail...