A single slide introduces each of the following renewable energy sources: hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, solar, tidal, and biomass. This provides a succinct overview that you can use as a visual aid when you first introduce alternative...

In this energy Internet activity worksheet, students use links to websites to answer 16 questions about energy use.  This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.

Scientists know wind is a renewable resource, but is it an efficient one? Scholars adjust the propeller diameter on a wind turbine, the wind speed, and the conversion efficiency within range to learn about the efficiency of these...

In this energy alternatives and conservation activity, students research the topic, answer 3 questions, then complete a 4 step plan to create a print or digital project.  This page has numerous links to web resources.

In this sun worksheet, students click on the links to read about the sun and then answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 10 questions.

In this renewable or non-renewable quiz worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.

In these climate change worksheets, students read through the fourteen questions about climate change. Students select the correct answer to complete the quiz.

This interactive Lab investigates what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. The Research Challenge allows students to design their own renewable energy systems to generate power in...

Through both an interactive animation and a short video, learn about the enhanced geothermal system as a means to utilize the Earth's heat as an energy source for our electricity needs.

What factors are important to consider in order to make informed energy decisions? In this interactive, you select one of three locations and the energy resources and then try to provide 100% of that community's electricity needs while...

Design, build, and test an energy efficient wind turbine that will supply 400 homes with electricity for one year.

An interactive graph that predicts how many years until more than two dozen natural resources (e.g., chromium, oil, tin, coal, etc.) are depleted, based on current production rates or production that grows each year. Use the slider at...

Power up rides in R-Fair City using renewable energy. Multi-level game.

Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.