Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Actions at Plate Boundaries
This lesson will allow the students to understand the cause and effects of plates interactions. The students will learn that plate boundaries function as a release for much of the Earth's potential energy. The students will be able to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How a Hybrid Works
In Lesson 4, students conclude the Research and Revise step of the Legacy Cycle, as they investigate different forms of hybrid engines as well as briefly conclude a look at the different forms of potential energy. Students apply basic...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Earth's Energy Balance
See how Earth's temperature would change if the Sun's brightness increased or dimmed or if Earth's albedo was different.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Energy Resources Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on energy resources. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Pirates: What Is Energy Conversion?
This lesson covers the different types of energy, the definitions of kinetic and potential energy, how energy can be converted into different forms, and the law of conservation of energy.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses and Springs
Use this interactive, animated lab to explore conservation of mechanical energy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Energy and Its Forms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the different forms of energy and investigate how the law of conservation of energy plays an important part of those forms.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Energy and Work Amusement Park Style
This is a lesson presenting energy and work. It covers: types of energy, forms of energy, work, law of conservation of energy, and renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In the activities section, one will find links to Internet...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Energy on Incline Level 2
Students must predict the distance a box will move up an incline based on energy conservation. There will be friction present and some of the original KE will turn into heat.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Conservation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of how energy is used, and how it can be conserved.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Conservation of Mass and Energy in Nuclear Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the conservation of mass and energy in nuclear reactions and Einstein's equation.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Thermodynamics
Students learn about the conservation of energy, aspects that affect energy in a system such as pressure and temperature, and to gain a better understanding of concepts such as entropy.
NASA
Nasa: From Stargazers to Starships: Energy
Demonstrates how principles of kinetic energy, potential energy and energy conservation can be used to determine the speed of a descending object if given its initial height. Further discussion of other topics such as heat and...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Law of Conservation of Energy
Where does energy come from? How is it sustained? What does the Law of Conservation of Energy do? Find out!
Other
Laws of Thermodynamics
A page from the Fundamentals of Physical Geography site. Identifies, describes and elaborates upon the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Conservation of Momentum
This site provides a set of four Physics problems dealing with the conservation of momentum principle.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: It's Tiggerific!
In Lesson 3, as part of the Research and Revise step, students investigate potential energy held within springs (elastic potential energy). Class begins with a video of either spring shoes or bungee jumping. Students then move on into...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Design a Roller Coaster
An interactive lesson where students design and build their own virtual roller coaster. Choose the height of the hills. the shape of the hills. and loop to find out if you successfully used physics concepts to pass the safety and fun...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Energy Loss Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. Students will change the starting height of the ball and see how this affects the amount of energy lost and the percent of the...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Guided Energy Loss Lab
This guided lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. This guided activity is meant to be used as a pre-lab for students who will do this lab live. Students will get a certificate...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Conservation of Energy?
Learn what conservation of energy means, and how it can make solving problems easier.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Conservation of Energy
This Kahn Academy tutorial helps students understand the principles of conservation of energy and mass. [10 min, 6 sec]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Linear Momentum and Collisions
This physics tutorial aims to model and predict not the motion of just one object, but rather what happens when two or more objects collide. The concept of momentum will be the main focus of this module.