In this activity, students explore what types of energy resources exist in …
In this activity, students explore what types of energy resources exist in their state by examining a state map and data from the Energy Information Administration. Students identify the different energy sources in their state, including the state's renewable energy potential.
The students participate in many demonstrations during the first day of this …
The students participate in many demonstrations during the first day of this lesson to learn basic concepts related to the forms and states of energy. This knowledge is then applied the second day as they assess various everyday objects to determine what forms of energy are transformed to accomplish the object's intended task. The students use block diagrams to illustrate the form and state of energy flowing into and out of the process.
In this simulation, water and olive oil samples are heated or cooled …
In this simulation, water and olive oil samples are heated or cooled and the movement of the particles can be observed. You can also see how adding a brick or iron to the liquids changes the temperature of the liquids and the solids added to them. In the systems view, students are able to see how energy is transformed into different types of energy.
This simulation lets learners explore how heating and cooling adds or removes …
This simulation lets learners explore how heating and cooling adds or removes energy. Use a slider to heat blocks of iron or brick to see the energy flow. Next, build your own system to convert mechanical, light, or chemical energy into electrical or thermal energy. (Learners can choose sunlight, steam, flowing water, or mechanical energy to power their systems.) The simulation allows students to visualize energy transformation and describe how energy flows in various systems. Through examples from everyday life, it also bolsters understanding of conservation of energy. This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET).
Demonstrations explain the concepts of energy forms (sound, chemical, radiant [light], electrical, …
Demonstrations explain the concepts of energy forms (sound, chemical, radiant [light], electrical, atomic [nuclear], mechanical, thermal [heat]) and states (potential, kinetic).
This energy game activity engages students in learning about energy sources. This …
This energy game activity engages students in learning about energy sources. This game demonstrates that energy, the environment, and economics are closely tied together. During the course of the game and in the discussion afterward, students learn the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, net energy profit, law of diminishing returns, and that availability does not mean usefulness.
These five short videos are an introduction to the pros and cons …
These five short videos are an introduction to the pros and cons of energy issues, including cost, choices, efficiency, environmental impact, and scale. The videos are segments of a feature documentary entitled, Switch: Discover the Future of Energy.
This website for elementary age students provides information about energy including what …
This website for elementary age students provides information about energy including what it is, where it comes from, conservation, and history. It also provides games, activities, and teacher lesson plans.
This online activity challenges students to design a renewable energy system for …
This online activity challenges students to design a renewable energy system for one of five different cities, each with different energy resource potential and budgets. Students can test their designs using real-time weather data in each city.
This activity challenges students to try and meet the world's projected energy …
This activity challenges students to try and meet the world's projected energy demand over the next century, decade by decade, by manipulating a menu of available energy sources in the online Energy lab simulator all while keeping atmospheric CO2 under a target 550ppm.
This six-day lesson provides students with an introduction to the importance of …
This six-day lesson provides students with an introduction to the importance of energy in their lives and the need to consider how and why we consume the energy we do. The lesson includes activities to engage students in general energy issues, including playing an award-winning Energy Choices board game, and an optional graphing activity that provides experience with MS Excel graphing and perspectives on how we use energy and how much energy we use.
This video is a segment from the Switch Energy Project focusing on …
This video is a segment from the Switch Energy Project focusing on energy security. Switch Energy Project is a multi-pronged effort designed to build a balanced national understanding of energy.
Students experiment with an online virtual laboratory set at a skate park. …
Students experiment with an online virtual laboratory set at a skate park. They make predictions of graphs before they use the simulation to create graphs of energy vs. time under different conditions. This simulation experimentation strengths their comprehension of conservation of energy solely between gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps …
Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps and jumps for the skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves. You can also take the skater to different planets or even space!
Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps …
Learn about conservation of energy with a skater dude! Build tracks, ramps and jumps for the skater and view the kinetic energy, potential energy and friction as he moves. You can also take the skater to different planets or even space!
Students will: Predict the kinetic and potential energy of objects Design a …
Students will: Predict the kinetic and potential energy of objects Design a skate park Examine how kinetic and potential energy interact with each other
This visualization includes a series of flow charts showing the relative size …
This visualization includes a series of flow charts showing the relative size of primary energy resources and end uses in the United States for the years 2008-2012.
In Activity 5, as part of the Going Public step, students demonstrate …
In Activity 5, as part of the Going Public step, students demonstrate their knowledge of how potential energy may be transferred into kinetic energy. Students design, build and test vehicle prototypes that transfer various types of potential energy into motion.
Students will Observe a variety of different types of energy that are …
Students will Observe a variety of different types of energy that are being transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. They will brainstorm scenarios where one form of energy is converted to another. The students will then test a device that converts energy from one form to another. They will use what they have learned about energy transfer to imagine ways to convert one type of energy to another. Finally, they will explain how energy is transformed multiple times to solve a problem.
This lesson covers concepts of energy and energy transfer utilizing energy transfer …
This lesson covers concepts of energy and energy transfer utilizing energy transfer in musical instruments as an example. More specifically, the lesson explains the two different ways in which energy can be transferred between a system and its environment. The law of conservation of energy will also be taught. Example systems will be presented to students (two cars on a track and a tennis ball falling to the ground) and students will be asked to make predictions and explain the energy transfer mechanisms. The engineering focus comes in clearly in the associated activity when students are asked to apply the fundamental concepts of the lesson to design a musical instrument. The systems analyzed in the lesson should help a great deal in terms of discussing how to apply conservation of energy and energy transfer to make things.
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