National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Our Energy Sources
The many sources of energy production in the United States are described in this overview. Included are traditional sources, renewable sources, and new energy production technologies.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Human Impact
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn how we can reduce our carbon footprint by using alternate energy sources.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Resources and Systems
Several activities are included to teach and research the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources and various energy resources. Middle schoolers work with a quantitative, but simple model of energy resources to show how...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Energy Challenges
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...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Carbon Cycle Diagram
This carbon cycle diagram shows how carbon moves from one part of the Earth to another. Measured in gigatons, the storage and annual exchange involves oceans, vegetation, soil, fossil fuels, the atmosphere and more. For more information...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Carbon Lab
An interactive lab simulation demonstrates the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere and how that increase contributes to climate change. A data table for student records is available for download.
Kidport
Kidport Reference Library: Energy
A simple introduction to energy, offering information on hydro-electric energy, fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar energy, and wind energy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Energy Forms: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity from various forms of energy. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Forms."
US Department of Energy
Department of Energy: Cleaning Up Coal
Find out why coal causes pollution and several techniques that can be used to clean it up.
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #42 Learning Activity: Fire Sandwich
An easy to do activity if you have a Bunsen burner. The activity investigates combustion and heat conductivity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Global Warming
This quiz will discuss the importance of global warming and the affect it has on the Earth. It will also talk about the causes of global warming and what we can do to help stop it from ruining our planet. The Earth is heating up at an...
Museum of Science
The Atoms Family
Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.