CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Natural Gas Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of natural gas' creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Petroleum Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of oil's creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Petroleum Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of oil's creation, usage, and effects.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring for Petroleum Modeling an Oil Reserve
Experience the process of searching and drilling for oil in this hands-on activity.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Fossil Formation
Learn how fossils are created.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: The Story of Fossil Fuels, Part 1: Coal
Discover the history of fossil fuels in chronological order, beginning in China and moving on to Bertha Benz and the creation of the first automobile. Learn about the rise in need for petroleum, and the pros and cons of fossil fuel...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Great Divide
In this activity, students will use cookies to simulate the distribution of our nonrenewable resources (energy). Then, they will discuss how the world's growing population affects the fairness and effectiveness of this distribution of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Naturally Speaking
In this lesson, students will identify the Earth's natural resources and classify them as renewable or non-renewable. They will simulate the distribution of resources and discuss the fairness and effectiveness of the distribution....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Coal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of coal's creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Coal Power
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of coal's creation, usage, and effects.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Fossil Fuel Formation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How fossil fuels are created.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Fossil Fuels O Logy Card
Check out this Ology card and activity identifying fossil fuels.
Read Works
Read Works: Electricity & Energy Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about energy. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The Heat Is On
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage gives information about global warming and its threat to the polar bears in the Arctic. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Read Works
Read Works: Energy for Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the need for renewable, natural energy sources for the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Use
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy use in the U.S. and a comparison of oil use amongst the top oil-using nations.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas
Learn the history of the world's use of the fossil fuels oil and natural gas for usable energy.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Hydraulic Fracturing Resources and Faq
Many questions arise when people discuss hydraulic fracturing in their communities. Find answers to frequently-asked questions related to this technology.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Book
A colorfully illustrated, and information-filled 74 page book on the history and uses of oil. .
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Earth Science Quizzes: Fossil Fuels
Assess your understanding of the types, locations and formation of fossil fuels with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Immediate feedback is available.
Other
Edie Weekly News: Bush Unveils Energy Plan
This is an article looks at criticisms of the Bush energy plan. Gives perspectives from environmentalists and democrats. A great way to exercise critical thinking skills and weigh various perspectives.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Oil: Background
A reference page on oil. Learn about what is, uses of crude oil, how it formed, how it is drilled for both onshore and offshore, the history, and the advantages and disadvantages of oil.
Other
Life of a Rock Star
Discover the origin of the Canadian Geologic Survey. Find out the qualifications necessary to be a geologist and how they locate fossil fuels.