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Renewable Energy World: Solar and Renewable Energy Trends in 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
The solar and renewable energy industries are constantly evolving - and sometimes changing abruptly - and this will continue in the new year that is upon us. Find out what can be expected from 2017.
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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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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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National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Learning About Renewable Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Extensive information about the different forms of renewable energy, energy efficiencies that can be achieved, energy research, and the many applications for renewable energy production.
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State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Renewable Energy and Electric Utilities [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the state of renewable energy production in Texas, which opened the market to competition, set minimum standards for the production of renewable energy, and established a system of Renewable Energy Credits. These factors...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become familiar with the online Renewable Energy Living Lab interface and access its real-world solar energy data to evaluate the potential for solar generation in various U.S. locations. They become familiar with where the most...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Energy Experts

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use real-world data to evaluate various renewable energy sources and the feasibility of implementing these sources. Working in small groups, students use data from the Renewable Energy Living Lab to describe and understand the...
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State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Rural Renewable Applications [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at ways that renewable energy resources and systems have been used in the past, and continue to be developed today, in agriculture and on agricultural land.
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Wuppertal Institute: Towards a Global Energy Transformation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This study analyzes the deepening crisis in the availability of global energy resources and looks at ways to transform how we produce and use energy in order to create a sustainable development model. They state that "Socially just and...
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State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Clean Energy From Texas Landfills [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what landfill gas is, some of its applications, and how Texas is harnessing it as a source of renewable energy.
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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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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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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This extensive resource provides information on renewable energy, nonrenewable energy and energy conservation.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Renewable Energy

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about renewable energy and how it can help the environment. Teach students about solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal energy.
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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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Next.cc

Next: Wind Power

For Students 3rd - 8th
Engage in the activities provided to learn how the wind is an important source of energy. Click on the links for further exploration
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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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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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Germans Get Almost One Third of Electricity From Renewables in 2016

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the success Germany had in 2016 in its use of renewable energy sources.
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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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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency: Wind Energy Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the renewable energy resource using wind energy technologies. Learn about the use of wind for a stand-alone system, and how one uses it in large-scale wind farms.
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State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Energy From Urban Waste

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses landfill gas recovery programs in Texas and the benefits that this renewable energy resource has for the environment and the economy.
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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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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Renewables: Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of the use of biomass as a renewable energy source. Learn what it is, its forms, its uses, and its impact on the environment.

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