NASA
Glenn Research Center: Conservation of Energy
From the Glenn Research Center at NASA, read about the law of conservation of energy. Included are formulas and many links to key terms.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Transferring Heat by Convection in a Tank
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine the most effective method for quickly raising the temperature of a liquid in a tank. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Examples of Thermal Energy
Describes examples of thermal energy in the natural world from the Sun, the oceans, and the Earth.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Chemical Energy
This site provides information on Chemical Energy. It includes concepts of chemical thermodynamics, including a lengthy section about the standard enthalpy of formation.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Enthalpy and Heat
Students learn about thermodynamics and enthalpy through practice problems and examples in this chemistry lesson.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Which Came First, Ice Cream or Refrigeration?
As students begin their study of states of matter, this hands-on activity demonstrates how the interaction of a solid and a liquid can reverse the initial state of each material.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: All About the Sun
Read about the sun, the source of its energy, solar activity, sunrise/sunset times, solar flares, and other interesting facts.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Learn: The Greenhouse Effect
A detailed overview of the greenhouse effect, with explanations about Earth's atmosphere gases referred to as greenhouse gases, and the factors that influence the heat-trapping ability of a greenhouse. All information is reinforced...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Phases of Matter: Interactive Lesson
Learn about the three phases of matter, and how the addition and removal of thermal energy (also known as heat) affects them.