This tutorial explains the difference between potential and kinetic energy. It also introduces the Law of Conservation of Energy.

This section of a chemistry textbook reviews the different forms of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.

This lab is designed to have students investigate the transformations that occur when elastic potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. Students will be able to modify the mass of the object, the spring constant of the spring and...

Learn about the definition of energy, the forms that it comes in, and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources.

A video and a short quiz on the different forms of energy, and how energy moves or changes matter.

This lesson discusses the role energy plays within living things. It is 5 of 7 in the series titled "Energy."

This lesson discusses the role energy plays within living things. It is 7 of 7 in the series titled "Energy."

This interactive tutorial provides a brief review of the 2 types of energy and an explanation of the law of of conservation of energy.

Watch this screencast to understand the work-energy theorem in regards to energy. [8:45]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the types of energy, and how it can be stored and released.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the types of energy and how it can be stored and released.

A narrated tutorial which illustrates how the work-energy theorem can be expanded to include other kinds of energy. [10:07]

Explore kinetic and potential energy and how energy is conserved in this interactive tutorial.

Hang various mass weights on spring scales while you adjust the spring stiffness and damping in this online activity. Slow down the action, take it to another planet, or watch the amount of potential, thermal, and kinetic energy.

This lesson explains how kinetic and potential energy are related.

Demonstrations explain the concepts of energy forms (sound, chemical, radiant [light], electrical, atomic [nuclear], mechanical, thermal [heat]) and states (potential, kinetic).

Follow the energy conversion from potential to kinetic in this interactive activity that explores total energy in chemical reactions.

Find out about simple machines, calculate the mechanical advantage and efficiency of machines, differentiate potential and kinetic energy, and learn ways to use energy more efficiently.

Students use real-world data to evaluate the feasibility of solar energy and other renewable energy sources in different U.S. locations. Working in small groups, students act as engineers evaluating the suitability of installing solar...

Students use real-world data to calculate the potential for solar and wind energy generation at their school location. After examining maps and analyzing data from the online Renewable Energy Living Lab, they write recommendations as to...

This lesson explains the difference between the types of energy, including Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Transfer of Energy."

Basic definitions and examples for the concepts of work, energy, and power. Covers kinetic and potential energy, and conservation of energy.

The orbits of satellites are described and an energy analysis is performed. Kinetic, potential and total mechanical energy are explained and applied to the motion of satellites.

Students will learn about the different types and sources of energy, including heat and light, electrical, potential, and kinetic energy.