Learn how heat energy can be produced by mechanical and electrical machines.

Learners learn how the sun can be used for energy. They learn about passive solar heating, lighting and cooking, and active solar engineering technologies (such as photovoltaic arrays and concentrating mirrors) that generate electricity....

This video segment adapted from FRONTLINE introduces the electromagnetic spectrum and explains how the various types of electromagnetic waves are distinguished by the amount of energy each wave carries.

Understand the role of the sun as the source of heat and light for living things on earth.

An activity for students to explore how dark-colored materials absorb and emit more energy vs. light-colored material.