Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Fired Up About Energy
Did you ever want to see inside your student's minds while you are teaching a concept? Through this video, you can see the common assumptions student's hold about energy and how you can build on these ideas to explain the Law of...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Conservation of Energy
In the following video, Paul Andersen explains how energy can neither be created nor destroyed but may be transferred. Energy comes in many forms. [4:09]
PBS
Nova Labs: Putting Energy to Use
Energy comes in many different forms. It can be stored in the chemical bonds that hold molecules together, carried in the motion of a spinning wheel, or held in a boulder sitting on a cliff. But energy isn't a fixed thing. In fact, we...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solving the Storage Problem
Although we've found ways to generate electricity from renewables, storing energy for future use isn't so easy. Why is this, and what strategies are engineers using to solve the storage problem? [2:26]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Photosynthesis
Do you know how plants get energy? Plants use a process called photosynthesis to produce a sugar. This video gives an overview of how plants take light energy to convert it to chemical energy. [2:30]