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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Energy Demands

For Students 9th - 10th
Electricity is a very convenient form of energy that can be generated using different energy resources. Some of these resources are renewable and some are non-renewable. Each resource has advantages and disadvantages. A link to a test is...
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USA Today

Usa Today: List of Texas Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the importance of the five most abundant natural resources in Texas.
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Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Estimating Ultimate Recovery

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a video lecture and practice exercises, young scholars estimate the ultimate recovery (EUR) of a hydrocarbon prospect.
Lesson Plan
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Can Humans Cause Earthquakes?

For Students 9th - 10th
A class investigation studying whether or not human factors can cause earthquakes through hydraulic fracturing.
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US Department of Energy

Department of Energy: Cleaning Up Coal

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why coal causes pollution and several techniques that can be used to clean it up.
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NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore energy resources through stories, case studies, activities, and examples.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Energy Resources

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses nonrenewable and renewable energy resources. Outlines world energy use and ways to conserve energy.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Acceleration

For Students 9th - 10th
Acceleration, an increase in the rate of change, is occurring both in the Universe and in human culture on planet Earth. This article explains these fascinating changes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: This Threshold Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Internet to search for news stories about the Modern Revolution and discuss the provided questions. Helpful links are provided to get you started.
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Other

Accenture: Reinventing Oil and Gas for a New Energy Era

For Students 9th - 10th
With energy systems becoming decarbonized, digitalized, and demand-driven, this report explores how disruption is changing oil and gas. Discover how oil companies can respond by reinventing and redefining their purpose to drive the...
Lesson Plan
Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Air, Natural Resources, and You

For Students 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will analyze data from an air pollution study as well as facts about air pollution and use the data as evidence to infer the effect of using natural resources on the atmosphere and on public health.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Biogeochemical Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Biogeochemical cycles happen when individual elements are recycled over and over in different parts of the Earth. Two examples are the Nitrogen Cycle and Carbon Cycle. Read an explanation of biogeochemical cycles and view a diagram of...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.22 Carbon Cycle

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the role that the carbon cycle plays in the ecosystem.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.30 Nonrenewable Resources

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about nonrenewable resources and energy, specifically nuclear power.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Never Ending Supply Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Try this quiz about renewable energy sources.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Growing Appetites, Limited Resources Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Try this quiz about energy demand and resources.
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US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This extensive resource provides information on renewable energy, nonrenewable energy and energy conservation.
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McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #42 Learning Activity: Fire Sandwich

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do activity if you have a Bunsen burner. The activity investigates combustion and heat conductivity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The National Academies: Emerging Technologies: Advanced Coal Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
Coal is still widely used in energy production but is responsible for a third of the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. New technologies, described here, are being developed to reduce or eliminate these emissions.
Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Coal

For Students 3rd - 5th
A short history of developments in the coal industry.
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Timelines: Oil

For Students 3rd - 5th
A short history of petroleum oil from 3000 B.C. to the present.
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Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy: Making Our Lives Easier

For Students 3rd - 8th
A complete slide show which teaches about the role petroleum natural gas play in our use of energy.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Coal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn the stages of coal and the characteristics of each, as well as the locations of major coal deposits in the United States.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Drilling for Black Gold: How Does an Oil Derrick Work

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out what an oil derrick is, how it works, and how it is used when drilling for oil on land or sea.

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