Here's a resource ideal for independent learners who need extra reinforcement or would like to work ahead. These textbook chapters and practice problems cover many basic physics concepts, starting with potential and kinetic energy and...

What does it cost to keep the lights on? Through a hands-on activity, class members use a watt meter and determine the amount of energy different types of light bulbs use. The class then determines the financial and environmental...

Test the limits of gravity while encouraging full class participation with this thrilling lesson. Pupils investigate the meaning of work and how it is equivalent to energy. They explore the joule and apply it as a unit of work. They...

The importance of energy conservation and energy efficiency are discussed, with reference to where Americans' energy use compares to that of the rest of the world.

Use this study guide to review energy conservation.

Looks at how energy is used in a home, and strategies in construction, choice of appliances, etc. for minimizing waste.

Discusses different ways to heat and cool a home, and perform a variety of tasks, using renewable energy sources. Examples include window shades, a solar water heater, solar-powered toys, etc.

Discusses different features that can be incorporated into a home's design in order to harness solar energy.

Discusses forms of renewable energy that rely on the sun. For example, wind is created when solar energy heats the air, and biomass is solar energy that has been stored in plants.

Summarizes how a photovoltaic or PV system works to convert solar energy into electricity. Explains how to estimate what size of PV system is needed and what the cost would be, and provides a worksheet with formulas for calculating...

Explains how photovoltaic systems work and how Texas homeowners are using them. Discusses how a homeowner can use solar energy and still be on the electricity grid system.

Discusses photovoltaic energy systems and their many applications, e.g., in telecommunications, consumer products, space technology, solar lights, etc.

Government energy information site provides users with an understanding of what energy is, the forms of energy, energy efficiency, sources of energy as well as the Law of Conservation of Energy.

Explains how a heat pump system works, and how a ground-coupled system improves its efficiency and saves money.

Discusses biodiesel fuel production and the benefits that this renewable energy resource has for the environment and the economy.

Texas is famous for its cattle ranches, and all those cattle produce a lot of manure. Texans are working on projects to harness the energy in manure in various ways. Dry manure has been and continues to be burned for heating and cooking....

Discusses the state of renewable energy production in Texas, which opened the market to competition, set minimum standards for the production of renewable energy, and established a system of Renewable Energy Credits. These factors...

A basic guide for ways to be more energy-efficient and to use more renewable energy sources in a building. These include methods of reducing heat or cool air loss, ways of harnessing solar energy, and using the wind for ventilation.

The advantages of using renewable energy sources, such as the sun and the wind, are explained.

Explains what landfill gas is, some of its applications, and how Texas is harnessing it as a source of renewable energy.

Looks at ways that renewable energy resources and systems have been used in the past, and continue to be developed today, in agriculture and on agricultural land.

Looks at the basic science behind the production of energy from wind.

Looks at four different ways people can save energy - through energy efficiency, recycling, planting trees, and protecting wildlife.

Learn the differences between cars powered by different fuels. Looks at solar, electric, hybrid and gasoline-powered cars.