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Electrical Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
This graphic organizer has learners give examples of electricity production, energy transformations, and different forms of energy. 
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Primary/Elementary Activity: Active Energy Sources

For Students 4th - 5th
In this active energy source worksheet, students act out the energy source words in a game. Students complete 12 different actions for the 12 different energy sources.
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Kinetic Energy: Car Design

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a discussion about kinetic and potential energy. They work in groups to design and construct a car using plastic plates, pencils, rubber bands, card stock and balloons. Students write observations about...
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Energy Resources and Transfers

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this heat and temperature instructional activity, students decide how 4 objects transfer their heat energy. Students answer 8 short answer questions involving energy resources and transfers.
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Lesson 2 of 5 - Energy

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners complete an energy analysis for the No Impact Man project. In this environment and energy lesson, students review the project by visiting the given website and discuss the issue of electricity in the project. Learners watch...
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Energy: The U.S. In Crisis?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and assess past, present, and future decisions related to energy shortages. They evaluate economic, political, and social impacts that led California to its near critical energy situation.
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Energy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students see that energy is everywhere in nature - in the light of the sun, in wind, in falling water and erupting volcanoes. Without energy, there is no life. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study energy.
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Energy Conversions: Science and the Use of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars consider the concept of energy and its sources. They study how energy is converted for use and how it is managed and conserved.
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What is Thermal Energy

For Students 5th - 8th
In this thermal energy worksheet, students will complete a Venn Diagram comparing thermal energy characteristics with temperature characteristics.
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Matter and Energy

For Students 4th - 8th
In this matter and energy instructional activity, learners will complete 10 questions about the transfer of energy through a food chain, the steps of the water cycle, and how the nitrogen cycle works.
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Challenge Sheet 8: Kinetic Energy

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this kinetic energy learning exercise, student set up equations that represent the kinetic energy of a rod with given parameters. They compute the volume of ocean water in a 2-mile radius, and sketch a graph of the information. This...
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Energy and Waves

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy and waves worksheet, students will complete a Venn Diagram comparing what makes energy and waves different and what they have that are the same.
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An Overview of Solar Radiation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners use the Stefan-Boltzmann Law and the Wien displacement law to determine the amount of energy the sun emits.
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Sleep and Energy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep. They make connections between sleep, energy, and having a good day at school. They make a sleepiness chart which shows how they feel each day for a week.
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Sunlight & Soil

For Students 4th - 5th
In this earth science worksheet on sunlight and soil, learners use data collected in a chart to construct two graphs. Following, they answer five questions as they relate to the experiment performed.
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Energy Source Puzzles

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this energy source instructional activity, students participate in a game to identify the various types of resources. There are various extensions to this instructional activity,...
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Energy Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify natural resources and describe the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. They also identify the disadvantages and advantages of the resources.
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Biomass: The Energy of the Future

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine information about a variety of renewable fuels. They read key vocabulary terms, read and discuss a story handout, and conduct research on renewable fuels. Students then complete a comparison chart, and write an...
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Chemical Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science worksheet, students read about enzymes and nutrition. Students also answer 2 comprehension questions about the reading.
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ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students maximizethe comfort-conditioning of a home.
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Gallery Walk Questions about Energy and Material Cycles

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students state the physical, chemical or biological processes associated with these environments: Pelagic ocean zone, California coat Cave, Indiana Barrier island beach, North Carolina Sand dune, Dunes National Park, Colorado Wetland and...
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Earth Energy Budget Lab

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars conduct experiments showing the greenhouse effect. For this scientific experiment lesson, students test for CO2 concentration, water vapor, ground albedo, and clouds. They describe what factors affect temperature and how...
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Electricity and Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate that electricity can flow in a circuit. They demonstrate safe practices during lab investigations.
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The Space Cadet's Laboratory: Using Electromagnetic Energy to Study Astronomy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students build their own spectrophotometer to study light. In this physics lesson, students explain the dual nature of light. They calculate the angle of incidence and refraction using Snell's law equation.

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