Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Renewable Energy and Electric Utilities [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the state of renewable energy production in Texas, which opened the market to competition, set minimum standards for the production of renewable energy, and established a system of Renewable Energy Credits. These factors...
Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Savers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on everything from buying energy-efficient products to using the proper landscaping for particular climates to conserve resources. Starting with an energy assessment, this website will help users reduce their consumption...
Handout
Other

Wuppertal Institute: Towards a Global Energy Transformation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This study analyzes the deepening crisis in the availability of global energy resources and looks at ways to transform how we produce and use energy in order to create a sustainable development model. They state that "Socially just and...
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

Seco: Environmental Pollutants From Electricity Production [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Facts about some major environmental pollutants produced by power plants, and what consumers can do to lower the carbon footprint from their energy use.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar Electricity Works for Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses photovoltaic energy systems and their many applications, e.g., in telecommunications, consumer products, space technology, solar lights, etc.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students become familiar with the online Renewable Energy Living Lab interface and access its real-world solar energy data to evaluate the potential for solar generation in various U.S. locations. They become familiar with where the most...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Energy Use and Energy Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive learning module will focus on the fundamentals of energy and energy sources, renewable and nonrenewable, that support the human population. Students will also explore our dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels to...
Interactive
Other

Uso Eficiente De Energia Electrica

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the efficient use of electric energy in Spanish. See the products and services responsible for saving energy.
Activity
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Basics: Renewable Energy: Biomass

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the renewable energy resource using biomass technologies. Learn about the three main types of biomass and how the stored energy from the sun is captured for use.
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.
Activity
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This short site provides an overview of wind power, along with links to technical information on wind power, history of wind power, and more.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers significance and importance of Earth Day. Activities relate to the 3 R's, cleaning up trash, planting trees, conservation of energy and electricity, an acrostic poem, and Earth Day...