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Geothermal Education Office: Geothermal Energy
You will find an impressive amount of information including fact lists, definitions, and maps at this site. A great place to start a study of geothermal energy.
US Department of Energy
Fus Ed Web: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
An excellent resource on nuclear fusion! Using incredible graphics and excellent discussion, this site (with its several pages) provides an exhaustive online course on the topic. Click on the link for "a Guided Tour" and begin.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and Solar Radiation Absorbed
The Arctic plays an important role in regulating Earth's climate. The region reflects much of the Sun's energy and helps keep the planet cool. Data collected by NASA have revealed that sea ice in the Arctic has steadily declined over the...
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Gallery of Energy
A collection of photographs highlighting alternative energy sources from fields of wind farms to towers of solar panels.
Other
Peak Oil: Non Renewable Resources Depletion Effects
A collection of graphs, tables, and diagrams that illustrate the global impact of natural resource depletion. (Published 2014)
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Energy Advances: Lesson 3
This lesson will describe the trade-offs involved when technological developments impact the way we use energy, natural resources, or synthetic materials. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Advances."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Energy Advances: Lesson 4
This lesson will describe the trade-offs involved when technological developments impact the way we use energy, natural resources, or synthetic materials. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Energy Advances."
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Earth's Energy Budget
This 2-part resource details how the Earth absorbs just enough energy from the Sun to sustain life. Content explores incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation.
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Geothermal Energy
View a slideshow to get an extensive overview of how geothermal energy is generated and how it is expressed at the earth's surface. Also discover how geologists locate geothermal hot spots and use them to produce electricity.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Green Tips: Conserve Resources
Here are some quick tips to help you conserve our natural resources. Make sure you check the related content on the right side of the page.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Fuel Cell Technologies Program: Fuel Cell Animation
A series of animated illustrations show how a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell works. PEM fuel cells are the most common type used in flex-fuel vehicles.
BBC
Bbc News: Disposable Planet
The Earth's population is soaring, but its resources are finite. Can we provide food, water, energy? Watch a slideshow on our planet's future, and take a quiz to measure your impact on the Earth.
Other
Geothermal Education Office
This resource for geothermal energy education features a slide show with instructive graphics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Albedo Decrease Linked to Vanishing Arctic Sea Ice
Examine this visualization by NASA to understand how the warming of the Arctic region has caused the sea ice extent to decline by 40%, thereby throwing our earth's energy budget off balance. Extensive resources included are teaching...
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Program: How Does a Wind Turbine Work?
This animated illustration shows how a wind turbine can generate electricity for homes and communities.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Paleoclimate: A History of Change
Learn about the history of Earth's climate in this Click and Learn. Learn how many factor control Earth's climate. Specifically, examine two of the most important factors: solar radiation and the composition of Earth's atmosphere.
Curated OER
Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
Curated OER
Sunlight
How would you define an ecosystem? Check out this educational resource to learn more about the living and nonliving parts of different ecosystems.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Severe Weather
Observe various severe weather phenomena in this image gallery from WGBH. Weather is the combination of factors -- temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight and clouds -- that happen in a specific place at a specific time. Sometimes...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
Curated OER
Balanced Rock in Arches National Park in Utah.
National Public Radio presents an article on environmentalists' concerns about President Bush "Speeding energy projects at NEPA's expense." Offers related resources.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lever an Obelisk
Investigate the mechanical advantage of the lever in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site.