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A New Angle on PV Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Let me get an angle on this! Investigate the orientation of a photovoltaic panel and its effect on efficiency. By using a light source, learners collect and plot current output to determine the ultimate orientation. The resource includes...
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Greenhouse Gas Line-up

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The actual activity itself is not unique; groups discuss and rank different sources of energy in order of their cumulative greenhouse gas emissions. They compare their prediction to real data. What makes this resource valuable, is that...
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Piezoelectricity

For Students 9th - 12th
What effect makes children's shoes light up? Answer: Piezoelectric effect. Here is a PowerPoint presentation that describes piezoelectric materials as being able to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. Individuals learn how...
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Vocabulary-Energy and Matter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy and matter worksheet, students define 28 terms related to moles, matter, energy, the Law of Conservation of Energy, mass, properties of matter and states of matter.
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Do It Yourself: Matter & Energy Interaction Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils complete a KWL chart describing their knowledge or renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. They examine the Stirling Engine which is an external combustion engine and compare it to a Hero's Engine. They participate in a...
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What are Alternative Fuels? -- Gas Laws in Action/Propane Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the physical properties of propane by applying the gas laws to them. They compare and contrast Charles's and Boyle's gas laws and complete problems using them. They discuss their answers to end the lesson.
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Running on Renewables

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate the costs and benefits of switching their school to sustainable technology energy production. They use software called HOMER developed by the National Renewable Energy Lab to do the cost/ benefit analysis. They then...
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Harnessing Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the ways that engineers study and harness the wind. They study the different kinds of winds and how to measure wind direction. In addition, students learn how air pressure creates winds and how engineers build and test...
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Nuclear Energy - Is it a Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can provide your students with content knowledge and hone critical thinking skills with these timely lesson plans on nuclear energy.
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Sun Prints

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss energy and where they can find it. They will then discuss the sun and how it functions as an energy source. Next, students get a piece of black paper and some coins. They go outside and make a design with the coins on...
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Who's Got Your Power

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine and map local sources of energy. They conduct Internet research on their local utility company, identify where their utility company obtains energy, graph the data, and label a map of power plant locations in their...
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Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th
Power, matter, and energy sources are the subjects of this Jeopardy game. It provides a review of general science topics and expects students to know the basic details of machines, matter types, and some energy types. This...
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Energy Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore where energy comes from and identify the different kinds of energy.  In this energy lesson students search their classroom for energy connections and record the way that they use energy. 
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Language Arts: Gathering the Appropriate Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to use the library and/or computer lab to research reliable information sources supporting arguments being put forward in the position paper. They are able to find examples of mission statements from various...
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Do Plants Need Sunlight?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate whether plants need sunlight to survive. In this plant instructional activity, students experiment with plants to learn about chlorophyll that plants get from light sources.
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Energy in Today's Global Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how heat is used to generate and produce electricity.  For this energy lesson students complete several activities that show them about the different fuels used for heating. 
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Will the Lights Go Out?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students diagram nuclear power plant, describe process for generating electrical power, discuss nuclear disasters in the 20th century, and draw conclusion about value of nuclear power for the future.
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Sun Power

For Students 6th - 12th
In this energy instructional activity, students study an illustration to identify 4 renewable and 4 nonrenewable sources of energy. This instructional activity has 9 short answer questions.
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Wind Power! 2

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore how engineers transform wind energy into electrical energy by building their own miniature wind turbines and measuring the electrical current it produces. They see how design and position affect the electrical...
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Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this energy instructional activity, students read about the Law of Conservation of Energy and compare the 6 forms of energy. Then students complete 20 matching, 2 short answer, and 6 word problems.
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Methods of Power- Hybrids

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students list the reasons why people chose hybrid cars over traditional cars. In this technology lesson, students create a poster describing how hybrid cars work. They discuss ways to save fuel and improve a car's efficiency.
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"Blow, Wind, Blow" - Wind Power

For Students 5th - 8th
In this renewable energy worksheet, students learn about wind power. They then answer the 2 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Energy Conservation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a variety of activities as they examine forms of energy, use of energy, different technologies to harness energy and the ethical implications of these sources and technologies.
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Power Generation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine energy issues. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students discuss nuclear power options. Learners also discuss energy consumption and create energy reduction guides for students their own age. Many links to...

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