TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Systems and Solutions
The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...
Other
Lehigh University: Energy
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school middle schoolers centered on the world's energy sources. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about energy sources, production, and consumption.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: Energy Priorities
Students analyze real-world data for five types of renewable energy, as found on the online Renewable Energy Living Lab. They identify the best and worst locations for production of each form of renewable energy, and then make...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids
This comprehensive lesson teaches all about energy, including the different forms, the periodic table, history of human energy use and production, and energy units. It contains an interactive energy calculator, games and activities, and...
Other
Canadian Centre for Energy Information: Petroleum the Source of So Much [Pdf]
This colourful 12-page booklet shows how petroleum products pervade all aspects of our lives. Some activities are included.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab
Students become familiar with the online Renewable Energy Living Lab interface and access its real-world solar energy data to evaluate the potential for solar generation in various U.S. locations. They become familiar with where the most...
Climate Literacy
Clean: How Much Energy Is on My Plate?
Using concept sketches, students study energy requirements of food production explain why different sources of food require different inputs of energy. They also investigate how variables like farming methods, processing methods and...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Energy Pyramids in Different Biome Locations
A research activity where students research the various biotic and abiotic factors that combine to make up a biome. The end product will be the creation of a PowerPoint presentation that identifies these factors and the creation of an...
US Department of Energy
Us Dept of Energy:mining Silicon Througha Single Displacement/redox Reaction
Students will participate in a laboratory investigation that models the production of silicon. The activity investigates the sources, uses, properties, and importance in the fields of photovoltaics (solar cells/renewable energy) of silicon.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Dept. Of Energy: Comparing Light Bulbs [Pdf]
A guided activity for students to compare incandescent and CFL light bulbs observing the production of heat and light.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Efficiency
Students measure energy outputs and inputs to determine the efficiency of conversions and simple systems. One associated activitiy includes Lego motors and accomplishing work. The other investigates energy for heating water. Students...
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Go Noodle
This free site (requires registration) offers videos that encourage "mind breaks" during the school day. Short videos get kids up and moving for a couple of minutes to help them use excess energy productively and then settle down to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Activation Energy: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how activation energy is needed to start a chemical reaction. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Activation Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Activation Energy: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain how activation energy is needed to start a chemical reaction. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Activation Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Activation Energy: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain how activation energy is needed to start a chemical reaction. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Activation Energy."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Activation Energy: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain how activation energy is needed to start a chemical reaction. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Activation Energy."
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #11 Learning Activity: Straw Oboes
An easy to do activity that investigates sound waves, wave length, frequency and pitch. The activity is presented in a lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Crafting a Sustainability Message
This activity asks students to convey a sustainability message by developing text for a descriptive information board or kiosk to be placed at Growing Places Farm and Energy Park.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Corn for Fuel?!
In this activity, students examine how to grow plants the most efficiently. They imagine that they are designing a biofuels production facility and need to know how to efficiently grow plants to use in this facility. As a means of...
Other
Water on the Web
Water on the Web (WOW) is an advanced site allowing students to actively participate in data analysis from real research sites. Lesson plans on a range of topics are provided. There is also a tutorial for using Excel to graph WOW data.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Healthy Eating Activity 4: Energy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports lessons from the 'Food - a fact of life' website. Pupils will be able to understand why their bodies need energy, how much energy is in certain food types and who needs more...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes: Lesson 3
This lesson presents how the structure and function of enzymes pertain to living things. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes: Lesson 4
This lesson presents how the structure and fun#tion /f enzymes pertain to living things. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes."