DoodleScience
Renewable Energy Resources: Part 2
What would we do without electricity? A video discusses alternatives to using non-renewable energy resources to create electrical energy. The focus is on geothermal conversion and solar cells.
DoodleScience
Renewable Energy Resources: Part 1
Non-renewable resources will not last forever, so what are the next steps when it comes to energy? Luckily, renewable energy resources exist to create our electricity. The video explains how wind and water energy can be transferred to...
DoodleScience
Non-Renewable Energy Resources
What is a fossil fuel and why is it important? The video explains fossil fuels as an energy source and how they may be harmful to the environment. Nuclear energy is an alternative with its own implications.
DoodleScience
Energy Transfer and Efficiency
Offering more than just light, a lamp can serve a dual purpose as a heater. The video shows that a lamp converts electricity to light and heat energy. Although the purpose of the lamp is light, most of the energy is in the form of heat....
DoodleScience
The Energy Types
How many types of energy can you name? A video introduces all 10 types of energy and gives a brief explanation of each.
Be Smart
The Essentials of Energy
Energy is the latest buzz word. Help your class understand the truth behind the hype as they view the video segment and learn the difference between nuclear and solar energy, LED and fluorescent bulbs, and kilowatt hours. They learn the...
TED-Ed
How Do Solar Panels Work?
What are those shiny things that people are installing on the roofs of their houses? Learn about the structure, function, and logistics of solar panels, as well as the challenges of using the sun's energy as our exclusive power source on...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Conservation of Energy
In the following video, Paul Andersen explains how energy can neither be created nor destroyed but may be transferred. Energy comes in many forms. [4:09]
PBS
Nova Labs: Putting Energy to Use
Energy comes in many different forms. It can be stored in the chemical bonds that hold molecules together, carried in the motion of a spinning wheel, or held in a boulder sitting on a cliff. But energy isn't a fixed thing. In fact, we...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Germany Phases Out Nuclear Power
Learn about Germany's controversial decision to end its nuclear energy program. [4:45]