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Lesson Plan
McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #42 Learning Activity: Fire Sandwich

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Website
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Emerging Technologies: Advanced Coal Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
Coal is still widely used in energy production but is responsible for a third of the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. New technologies, described here, are being developed to reduce or eliminate these emissions.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Coal

For Students 3rd - 5th
A short history of developments in the coal industry.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Oil

For Students 3rd - 5th
A short history of petroleum oil from 3000 B.C. to the present.
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PPT
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy: Making Our Lives Easier

For Students 3rd - 8th
A complete slide show which teaches about the role petroleum natural gas play in our use of energy.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Coal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn the stages of coal and the characteristics of each, as well as the locations of major coal deposits in the United States.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Drilling for Black Gold: How Does an Oil Derrick Work

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out what an oil derrick is, how it works, and how it is used when drilling for oil on land or sea.
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Handout
Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Chemistry of Natural Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Through an online slide-show format, learn about the history and chemistry behind the resource, natural gas.
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Interactive
Museum of Science

The Atoms Family

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Carbon Cycle Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: How Is One Car Different From Another?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the effect of different types of cars on fuel consumption. Students are guided through a research project regarding fuel efficiency through web links included on the flipchart....
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Activity
Other

Catch the Science Bug: Investigating Acid Rain [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 6th
Investigate the effects of acid rain on plants then record your observations on the data collection sheet.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Forms: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Forms: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity from various forms of energy. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Forms."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Forms: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity from various forms of energy. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Forms."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Energy Forms: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity from various forms of energy. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Forms."
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sources of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the different sources of energy produced on earth. Students will learn the names of different energy sources, the mechanisms of how each works along with...
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Handout
Energy4Me

Energy4me: How Fracturing Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the process of fracturing uses a fluid to fracture rocks for oil and natural gas extraction.

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