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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Leaky Clues to Dam Design: How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroel

For Students 6th - 8th
It's hard to believe that the same water that you use every day to quench your thirst, cook with, bathe in, swim in, and wash your clothes and dishes, is capable of another trick-it can make electricity. Electricity can be generated...
Unit Plan
Other

Seeds Foundation: Hydroelectricity

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever tried to walk across a flowing stream? Have you ever watched a news report that showed cars and bridges being washed away by a flood? These experiences and events suggest the force of moving water, which provides a...
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Pump

For Students 9th - 10th
Heat flow from a hot region to a cold region is described and explained. Applications of this phenomenon (specifically heat pumps and refrigerators) are discussed. Excellent graphics.
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Flashlights and Batteries

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners work in teams to explore how a flashlight works. This activity examines the topics of batteries, electron flow, circuit systems, switches, and bulbs.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sources of Energy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to the different sources of energy produced on earth. Students will learn the names of different energy sources, the mechanisms of how each works along with...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Thermal Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews properties of thermal energy. Examples of Electrical energy, light waves, sound waves and conduction, convection and radiation are given.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Energy Test Review

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review of energy sources and their uses.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan flipchart to review the concept of energy.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Global Warming

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that provides information about global warming, and the issues associated with green energy production and usage.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive, engaging overview of catabolic pathways that yield energy by oxidizing organic fuel. Students explore redox reactions, oxidation, reduction, and preview the stages of cellular...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.18 Food Chain

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how energy is passed along through living things in a food chain and web.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Marine Food Webs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students learn about marine food webs and pyramids, and how energy flows through a marine ecosystem. They then research a marine organism and its role in a marine food web. The class pools their information to create a...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this five question comprehension check over ecosystems and the ecological relationships within them.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Ecology Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of multi-media learning activities, students will assess the dependence of all organisms on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Electric Current

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive, students can explore how current, voltage, and resistance are related in a model showing the flow of electrons in an electric circuit. They will learn about Ohm's law and how other forms of energy can be made from...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Shades of Gray(water)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are introduced to the concepts of graywater and water reuse within households. They calculate the amount of used water a family generates in one day and use a model of home plumbing to find out how much graywater is produced in...
Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a brief discussion of the sun and its energy flow.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Industial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
At one time, humans, fueled by the animals and plants they ate and the wood they burned, or aided by their domesticated animals, provided most of the energy in use. All life operated within the fairly immediate flow of energy from the...
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: Drawing Local Connections

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. In this lab, students study the four components of the Earth system by diagraming the flow of energy and matter through it.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is the Best Insulator: Air, Styrofoam, Foil, or Cotton?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
That heat flows from hot to cold is an unfortunate truth of life. People have put a lot of effort into stopping this fact, however all they have been able to do is slow the process. Working in groups of three to four, students will...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson introduces students to the fundamental concepts of electricity. This is accomplished by addressing questions such as "How is electricity generated," and "How is it used in every-day life?" The lesson also includes...
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Antarctic Food Web Challenge

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how energy flows as part of a food web. Identify the ultimate source of energy for organisms on Earth.
Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Concepts of Plant Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
An advanced discussion of plant interactions and relationships. Energy flow, nutrient cycling and succession are discussed. Try the quiz to check your understanding.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Efficiency of an Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the efficiency of an engine (0 - 1) based on the energy flow that is presented to you.

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