Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Solar Energy Technologies Program: Solar Power Basics

6th - 8th
Learn about the process of generating solar electricity from photovoltaic cell and concentrating solar power technologies. [3:57]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Solar Pv

9th - 10th
Learn about how the sun's energy is converted into renewable electrical power to power our houses and business in this video. Video discusses the solar photovoltaic (PV) system. [2:00]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: What Are Hydrofluorocarbons?

9th - 10th
A video discussing that most common refrigerants contain hydrofluorocarbons [1:42]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Tour a Wind Turbine

9th - 10th
Get a first hand tour of a wind turbine in this video. [4:42]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Inside the White House: Solar Panels

9th - 10th
Did you know that the White House has solar panels? This video shows us the panels that have been installed and explores the possibly of solar energy. [2:48]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Geothermal Energy

9th - 10th
Learn about geothermal energy in this video. [3:47]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Fuel Cells

9th - 10th
Learn about fuel cells from experts in the government, academia, and industry in this video. [43:19]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power

9th - 10th
A video discussing how concentrating solar power works to harvest the sun's energy to power a lot of homes! [2:16]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Home Energy Assessment

9th - 10th
Learn how an energy auditor can give each home a "check up" to see how the house may be losing energy. [3:30]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Geothermal Heat Pumps

9th - 10th
Investigate how building are heated by using a geothermal heat pump system in this video. [2:32]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Electric Vehicles

9th - 10th
A video investigating how fuel efficiency is improved and emissions reduced in electric vehicles. [2:49]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Lumens

9th - 10th
A video exploring lumens and how it relates to brightness of lightbulbs. [1:43]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Algae to Fuels

9th - 10th
Learn how oil could be harvested from algae in this video. [2:33]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Hydropower

9th - 10th
A video discussing how hydropower works. [3:51]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy

9th - 10th
A video exploring how energy can be harnessed from the ocean's waves, tides, and currents. Learn how this energy is converted to electricity to power our lives. [3:00]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Thomas Edison vs. Nikola Tesla

11th - 12th
A video where experts argue about who is more innovative Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla. [46:00]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: energy.gov Presents: Understanding the Grid

9th - 10th
This reviews the four steps that it takes from electricity to get from the power plant to your house. [1:40]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Cool Roofs

9th - 10th
Learn how about an energy saving technique called cool roofs which are light in color and made "high solar reflectance" material in this video. [2:16]
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Daylighting

9th - 10th
A video discussing an energy saving technique called daylighting where temperature is regulated by using windows and skylights. [2:43]
Instructional Video
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy 101: Wind Turbines

9th - 10th
Explore this history and function of wind turbines in this short video. [2:16]