A basic explanation of how chloroplasts and mitochondrion produce energy within the cell. Various terms presented are explained in a clear and easily understandable manner.

Four science projects in which students learn how solar energy works and how thermal energy is transferred and utlized in a solar air heater, a solar water heater, a solar hot dog cooker, and a solar cell.

Students will learn about both POP Art and science in this pattern project. Working in conjunction with a science teacher in your school, students will view cells through a microscope and use visual diaries to create pattern templates....

Society is beginning to recognize the limited supply of fossil fuels. For this project, students will investigate alternative energy sources. Conservation of resources is discussed and while conservation is an important step, at some...

Through full-color images and concise information, learn about adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the molecular unit of energy currency of cells.

Solar cells provide a clean way of making electricity directly from sunlight. In this project you will build a simple circuit and experimental setup to investigate whether the power output of a solar cell changes with ambient temperature.

A novel idea for converting solar energy to electrical energy. A brief discussion of solar energy collection in space via satellites.

Kids learn about solar energy and how this renewable power can help the environment. Teach students about solar cells and using the sun for heat.

Learn how electric cars and fuel cell vehicles cn be greener for the environment.

Find out about the cell process of active transport, and how it is carried out.

Students learn about how cells fuel themselves by examining how carbon dioxide is produced by yeast cells when the cells feed on sugar. The carbon dioxide is detected through the use of a red cabbage indicator that reacts in the presence...

Moving materials across the cell membrane sometimes requires energy, called active transport. This tutorial covers both primary and secondary active transport with good clear animations.

In this module students learn more about oxidation-reductions and how to balance these reactions and perform stoichiometric calculations on these specific reactions. Students also explore electrolysis, galvanic cells, reduction...

Article explaining what photovoltaic cells are, their role in solar energy, how they work, how electricity is produced, and applications of this technology. (Published: April 24, 2010)

Read about an innovative technology in fabric that allows users to generate enough electricity through movement to charge devices such as cell phones. Includes video.

Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the biochemical processes of life, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.

Check this out if you want only the basic information on structure and function of mitochondria. It is accurate, but not too detailed.

This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell functions of transpiration and cellular respiration. Students will learn how engineers can use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a...

We've seen them for years on rooftops, atop highway warning signs, and elsewhere, but how many of us know how solar panels actually work? How do the photovoltaic cells that lie at the heart of them turn sunlight ("photo") into...

Take this ten-question review quiz over the cell organelle, mitochondria. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

Learn how prokaryotes get energy and nutrients, and find out the difference among chemotrophs, phototrophs, heterotrophs and autotrophs.

Compare and contrast the energy generating processes of chemosynthesis and photosynthesis with this interactive resource.

Study the mitochondria in the science of biology on this site. Find out how these tiny organelles inside cells produce energy for the rest of the cell through respiration.

Study the plant cell chloroplasts in the science of biology including their function, structure, and how they help make energy through the process of photosynthesis on this site.