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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta's Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines Alberta's natural resources and how the resources have been protected over the years.
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Website
US Senate

U.s. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
The responsibilities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources oversees important legislation in Congress and has distinguished itself as among the most nonpartisan in the Senate.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Are Natural Resources?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Overview of the types of natural resources and a list of natural resources found in India.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "Renewable Energy"

For Students 9th - 10th
WLVT PBS 39 explores how a family in Berks County, Pennsylvania has put much of the renewable energy resources to work on their farm. All of these technologies were showcased at the Renewable Energy Sustainable Living Festival for the...
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Renewable resources quickly replinish themselves and can be used again and again. For this reason they are sometimes called infinite energy resources.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Natural Resources Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Understand what natural resources are, and how important they are to Earth.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Alternative Energy Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Society is beginning to recognize the limited supply of fossil fuels. In this project, students will investigate alternative energy sources. Conservation of resources is discussed and while conservation is an important step, at some...
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Activity
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the renewable energy resource using biomass technologies. Learn about the three main types of biomass and how the stored energy from the sun is captured for use.
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Handout
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Geothermal

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about renewable energy resources using geothermal technologies as the source. Learn how scientists have discovered how to utilize sustainable heat from the Earth using several methods.
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Handout
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Solar Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about renewable energy resources using solar energy technologies. Learn about the use of photovoltaic cells and the capture of the sun's energy.
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Handout
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Hydropower

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about renewable energy resources using hydropower technologies. Learn the history of use, and read about the benefits of utilizing water as a power source.
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Interactive
Other

Planet Cork: Educating Primary School Children in Sustainable Development

For Students 3rd - 5th
Cartoon character Corkie wants all children to know about one of nature's unique gifts-cork! Find out what makes cork an environmentally friendly renewable resource with many special qualities and uses that can help us keep planet Earth...
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Generating Electricity: Evaluating the Sustainability Energy Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students learn about the energy sources used by their local utility provider to generate electricity and work in small groups to evaluate the sustainability of either a renewable or non-renewable resource used to...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Classifying Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
How can you classify energy sources?
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Lesson Plan
National Geographic

National Geographic: Evaluating Other Energy Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive lesson plan where students examine the different costs and benefits associated with renewable and nonrenewable sources of electricity. Includes a 22-question interactive module where they look at real-world data and...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Energy Challenges

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, users join investigators in the exploration of humans' use of and dependence on the many energy resources. Learn about new technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration as an alternative to reduce our carbon...
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Activity
The Franklin Institute

Resources for Science Learning: The Human Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you wanted to know about keeping your brain healthy. How should you nourish your brain, how should your brain be protected, and even how to "renew" or stimulate your brain.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Regional Resources Quiz

For Students 3rd - 6th
Choose the correct answer for each of the ten multiple choice questions to evaluate your comprehension of the special resources found in different regions of the United States.
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Interactive
The Franklin Institute

As the Drill Bit Turns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is the world running out of gas? Teach your students how their lives impact the depletion of non-renewable resources, specifically oil, and how the depletion of those resources will effect the future.
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Handout
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Cork Quality Council: Harvesting Natural Cork

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how cork, "An eminently renewable resource harvested from the living bark of the Cork Oak," is grown, removed, and used for wine bottle corks and more. Information on the cork forest, the world's largest cork tree, and quality...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Innovation in Renewable Energy Protects the Environment: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Picture your nearest river or lake. How do people use it? Are you happy with the way it is treated and its relationship to your community? In this PBS NewsHour lesson, students will explore inventions that harness the power of water to...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What renewable energy resources are and examples of renewable energy resources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Non Renewable Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What nonrenewable energy resources and fossil fuels are and how they form, and the drawbacks of using nonrenewable energy resources.

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