TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Energy Priorities
Students analyze real-world data for five types of renewable energy, as found on the online Renewable Energy Living Lab. They identify the best and worst locations for production of each form of renewable energy, and then make...
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Texas Council on Economic Education: Building an Economy: Texas Experience [Pdf]
A 14-lesson, 169-page unit on the economic history of Texas. Lessons cover the free enterprise system, the economic patterns and motivations of Native Americans and various immigrant groups, the impact of the closing of the frontier, the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Sources Research
Fact sheets are provided for several different energy resources as a starting point for students to conduct literature research on the way these systems work and their various pros and cons. Students complete a worksheet for homework or...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Systems
Posters are provided for several different energy conversion systems. Students are provided with cards that give the name and a description of each of the components in an energy system. They match these with the figures on the diagram....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design a Net Zero Energy Classroom
Students create a concept design of their very own net-zero energy classroom by pasting renewable energy and energy-efficiency items into and around a pretend classroom on a sheet of paper. They learn how these items (such as solar...
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...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Business and Transportation
Looks at the many features of the Texas economy that make it one of the healthiest in the country, including, the financial sector, the oil industry, electricity, telecommunications, transportation, and various natural resources.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Design a Renewable Future
This interactive Lab investigates what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. The Research Challenge allows students to design their own renewable energy systems to generate power in...
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Granja
Colorful pictures model vocabulary relevant to the farm. Interactive pictures display the correct written word and play the correct Spanish pronunciation as the mouse is moved over the illustration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Energy Through Time
The quest for energy has always been a balancing act. As humans have gained greater control over their environment, they've found abundant resources - and faced numerous challenges. This article traces the history of our quest for energy.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Greenewables
Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar...
NOAA
Noaa: Photo Library: Solar Powered Surface Automated Measurement (Sam) Site
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of a solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site....
Ducksters
Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Renewable Energy
Kids learn about renewable energy and how it can help the environment. Teach students about solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal energy.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Great Energy Debate
After learning about all the energy sources, students will be able to list and identify the economic and environmental advantages and disadvantages of them.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Camel Spiders
Camel spiders have a nightmarish reputation. Urban legends, fueled by the appearance of their extra large, powerful mouthparts, their voracious appetite, and their tremendous speed, surround these hairy arachnids. Learn more about camel...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Geology Resources
In this interactive tutorial you will learn about geological resources. Learn what the types of resources are and concentrate on learning about mineral resources and how they are obtained and used, and then about energy resources and...
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Energy
Energy! What do you know about it? Use this terrific site to find out everything about it through a series of Q&As. Educators will find useful lesson plans at the related Teacher's site.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Peek Inside the World's First Carbon Neutral City
A new kind of city is being built in the Arab desert. Read about the unique engineering that is creating Masdar, a "city of the future" which doesn't use fossil fuels.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Nature Cat: Windy Weather: Grade 3
Nature Cat and the team learn about the power of wind in the story segment Breezy Rider. Read along with Nature Cat, Daisy, Squeeks, and Hal as you explore all the things that wind can do! Find out which way the wind blows, learn more...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1359: History of Windmills
This page provides a brief account of the history of windmills, their origins and types. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Agentes Geologicos I
What do you know about external geological agents? What are they? How do they work? Where do they work? What effect do they have? You will find the answers to these questions in this unit which has 15 interactive activities.
NASA
Nasa: The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory works to help scientists predict and better understand solar storms caused by coronal mass ejections. These powerful storms can disrupt phone signals, GPS, and services that rely on satelites....
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Bat Conservation International, Inc.
This resource provides information about bats, and bat conservation.
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