Understanding energy usage requires knowing more than how much energy it takes to charge your cell phone. Scholars learn each text sent uses energy as does each video, game, and phone call. They observe the larger grid of data transfers...

Clean, renewable energy is there for the taking ... how do we save it until we need it? A short video, part of an energy unit from NOVA, discusses the challenges of creating and storing electrical energy efficiently. The narrator...

Did you realize that the latest innovations in technology get their electrical power from a system that's 100 years old? Help pupils make sense of the power grid using a short video and related questions. The lesson, part of NOVA's...

Did you know that, as the world's population increases, its demand for energy increases at an even faster rate? Learners watch a short video about the world's energy crisis before discussing the sustainable alternative energy sources....

What makes a living thing, well, living? Explore the many characteristics of living things through an animated video. Science scholars become acquainted with the obvious and not-so-obvious traits exhibited by organisms, then learn that...

Is flipping a switch and lighting up a room normal or miraculous? It depends where—and when—you live. Crash Course World History covers historical uses of energy, current uses of energy, and the possible future uses of energy with an...

So many layers, so many uses! Chemistry pupils discover the many uses of the molecules separated from crude oil during the process of fractional distillation. The animated video covers such materials as plastic, kerosene, and diesel....

Have you ever looked at the newest smartphone and wondered if we have reached the apex of technological advancement? Journey through an exploratiovn of the Kardashev and Barrow scales to see how Earth's civilization can still advance in...

Oil ... the black gold? PBS Digital Studios recaps for viewers the history of energy consumption, from wood and whale oil, to kerosene, gasoline, and alternative energy sources. The video then considers factors that determine when...

Humans have become addicted to fossil fuels. From pumping oil into our cars, to burning natural gas to heat our water, or using coal to create electricity that lights our homes, we are constantly relying on these nonrenewable resources....

Captivating story on the psychology of the gas price increases. A number of consumer psychologists contend that it isn't the gas prices that are upsetting consumers, it is the fact consumers feel they are not getting a good deal. Very...

A video workshop looking at the world's use of fossil fuels as an energy source. Includes discussions about the limits of fossil fuel use and the importance of teaching energy conservation and investing in alternative energy sources.

News report on OPEC conference, possible ramifications of an oil cut, and differences in opinion within OPEC over policy. This audio report is from June, 2006.

Interesting interview with an economist and his forecast of gas prices if the U.S. continues its present rate of consumption.

When oil prices are high, people look for ways of reducing their energy use. Strategies to try are discussed in this program. Aired Jun. 20, 2008 [40:47]

Consumers often look for the Energy Star seal when buying appliances and devices. But is this a useful parameter when so many products meet this standard? And what other strategies could be used to change a person's behavior so that they...

Paul Andersen explains how humans have consumed energy through history and may consume energy in the future. Sources of energy have included food, animals, wood, wind, coal, oil, and natural gas. However non-renewable energy source...

This reviews the four steps that it takes from electricity to get from the power plant to your house. [1:40]

Learn how about an energy saving technique called cool roofs which are light in color and made "high solar reflectance" material in this video. [2:16]

A video discussing an energy saving technique called daylighting where temperature is regulated by using windows and skylights. [2:43]