CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Geothermal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents the way geothermal energy is harnessed and some of its benefits and costs. Downloadable resources are also available.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Physics to Go: Explore Physics on Your Own
Contains a full physics curriculum with links to games, webcasts, and activities. By creating a free account, students and teachers can create their own personal collection of resources.
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Fuel Our Future Now: Gr. 6 8 Module: Designing a Vehicle for the Year 2020 [Pdf]
In this 6-8 teaching module, middle schoolers learn about natural resources, human impact on the environment, and engineering design in vehicle transportation. Using real world scientific data and scientific reasoning skills, they...
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Alliant Energy Kids
Students can use this resource to research energy facts and play online games and activities. There are also lesson plans and activities for the classroom.
New York Times
New York Times: Sept. 11: One Year Later
The New York Times Learning Network provides a variety of archived news articles, lesson plans, and resources concerning the issues and events that surfaced from the September 11, 2001 attacks.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Water Power
In this activity, students observe a model of a waterwheel to investigate the transformations of energy involved in turning the blades of a hydro-turbine into work. Students work as engineers to create a model for a new waterwheel while...
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Allerin: How Green Robots Are Helping With Environmental Sustainability
Robots are now being used to fight climate change and protect our green environments. They help to fight forest fires, manage our waste, restore the oceans, support renewable energy initiatives, and make agriculture more-environmentally...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Prairie Public Education Services Collection
Prairie Public Education Services award winning documentaries on Germans from Russia focus on the rich history of Germans from Russia and their migration to America. Indian Pride, the 13-part cultural magazine, showcases the unique...
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Geothermal Heat Pump Basics
Basic information about how these heat pumps function and where they can be used.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Fossil Fuels
A slideshow and a short quiz on the types of fossil fuels we use and the impact this has on the environment.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Cruise Ship: What Sort of Energy Is Provided by Water?
Shana is learning about water. Help her discover all the different ways water can provide us with energy.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Cyprus Dancing School: What Sort of Energy Is Provided by the Wind?
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Biomass
Learn about "biomass," organic non-fossil material of biological origin. Includes external links.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: Wind Turbines and the Energy in Wind
Discover the science concepts behind wind turbines and wind energy.
FT Exploring
Ft Exploring: Wind Turbine Efficiency
Learn about the efficiency behind wind energy, and understand how scientists look at the issue of power generation efficiency.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Aren't We Only Using Solar Power?
Solar power is cheaper and more sustainable than our current coal-fueled power plants, so why haven't we made the switch? The real culprits here are the clouds, which make solar power difficult to control. Alexandros George Charalambides...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Energy Gallery Walk
A cooperative learning activity using the Gallery Walk Strategy to enrich student understanding of the complex nature of solving our nation's energy needs.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Huge Machine Harnesses the Tides
Learn how an alternative energy source called tidal energy works, and find out where it is being harnessed.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Wind Energy
Students learn about wind energy by making a pinwheel to model a wind turbine. Just like engineers, they decide where and how their turbine works best by testing it in different areas of the playground.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Solar Energy
Learn about the history of solar energy, and how the energy is converted into usable electricity.
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Sources
Find out about energy resources, and what it means to be renewable and nonrenewable sources.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Program: How Does a Wind Turbine Work?
This animated illustration shows how a wind turbine can generate electricity for homes and communities.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Water Power Program: Types of Hydropower Plants
Learn about the three types of hydroelectric power plants used to capture the energy from water at a hydropower dam site.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Geothermal Technologies: Enhanced Geothermal System
Through both an interactive animation and a short video, learn about the enhanced geothermal system as a means to utilize the Earth's heat as an energy source for our electricity needs.
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