Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Alessandro Volta
Learn how Alessandro Volta became a pioneer of electricity and power, and who is credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Chemistry: Terms
This lesson provides a list of chemical terms, defines them, and uses examples to describe and explain each. These include allotropes, ionic compounds, methane, carbon dioxide, alkali flats, blue vitriol, and others.
Other
American Gas Association: Learn About Natural Gas
Learn about natural gas including topics such as statistics on natural gas usage in the United States and little-known facts about this energy source.
Read Works
Read Works: Holy Cow!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about methane created by cows. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Changing Planet: Permafrost Gas Leak
This is a multi-faceted activity that offers students a variety of opportunities to learn about permafrost through an important sink and source of greenhouse gas (methane), about which most students living in lower latitudes know little.
US Department of Energy
Department of Energy: Natural Gas
Natural gas is an abundant resource across the United States, and new discoveries and extraction methods have led to a dramatic rise in shale gas development -- making America the world's leading natural gas producer. We invest in...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: The Greenhouse Effect
Students will learn how greenhouse gases temporarily trap heat within Earth's atmosphere, warming the planet via the greenhouse effect.
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...
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas
State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Energy From Urban Waste
Discusses landfill gas recovery programs in Texas and the benefits that this renewable energy resource has for the environment and the economy.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Methane
Brief article explores methane, a flammable gas found in the Earth's atmosphere.
Other
Warm Air: Gas Furnace
Gas furnaces are described. The major parts of such a furnace and their respective role is discussed. Maintenance and troubleshooting tips are provided.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Journey to Mars: Out of Thin Air
Discuss facts about Mars and investigate scientists' efforts to create fuel from materials found in space. Perform a simplified method of aqueous electrolysis to split water into its two chemical elements using electric current from a...
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Chemistry of Natural Gas
Through an online slide-show format, learn about the history and chemistry behind the resource, natural gas.