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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Energy Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the transformations that occur when elastic potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. Students will be able to modify the mass of the object, the spring constant of the spring and...
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Detective Peke and the Energy Transformers

For Students 5th - 7th
Explore kinetic and potential energy and how energy is conserved in this interactive tutorial.
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Other

Wbur: New England's Electric Power Grid Is Undergoing a Transformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses New England's developing hybrid power grid, a network that relies on a variety of energy resources, including fuels and alternative energy sources and technologies. The ongoing transformation to renewable energy is...
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Other

Irena: How to Transform Energy System and Reduce Carbon Emissions

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about renewable energy and how the world's energy system must continue to transform in order to combat climate change. Presents statistics about what different countries are doing to use more and more renewable energy...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following tutorial, students will learn about the law of conservation of energy. They will read about some of the many forms of energy. They will understand the definition of efficiency of an energy conversion process as the...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Energy Cycle From Plants to Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the essential role energy plays in cell function and in sustaining life. Trace energy transformations as they pass from one living thing to another.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work and Energy: Energy Transformation for a Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
The motion of a pendulum is a classic example of mechanical energy conservation. See the mechanics at work here in this animation.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Work and Energy: Energy Transformation for a Dart

For Students 9th - 10th
Consider an ordinary dart projected from a toy dart gun and moving through the air. Students analyze work and energy of the motion of the dart with this animation.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Mexican Diner: What Is Energy?

For Students 4th - 7th
Meet Carlos at his Mexican diner, and he will tell all about energy and energy transformations.
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Canada Science and Technology Museum

Canada Science and Technology Museum: Background Information for Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Energy! What do you know about it? Use this terrific site to find out everything about it through a series of Q&As. Educators will find useful lesson plans at the related Teacher's site.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Conservation of Energy

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the law of the conservation of energy; describe some of the many forms of energy; and define efficiency of an energy conversion process as the fraction left as useful energy or...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Electrifying Energy

For Students K - 1st
This tutorial reviews over electrical energy.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Types of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tutorial provides a brief review of the 2 types of energy and an explanation of the law of of conservation of energy.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Heat and Light From Electricity

For Students 6th - 8th
Understand the energy transformations that happens when you light a bulb with a battery. Activity requires students to build a simple circuit and take temperature and time measurements. Lab includes procedure with questions that can be...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Energy in a Roller Coaster Ride

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive roller coaster ride produced for Teacher's Domain illustrates the relationship between potential and kinetic energy. As the coaster cars go up and down the hills and around the loop of the track, a pie chart shows...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Energy From Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of energy being transformed from matter is provided at this site. The information starts at Einstein's formula, then discussions fusion, future energy sources, fission, and nuclear reactors.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Kinetic and Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Given diagrams, illustrations or relevant data, students will identify examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Forms of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will investigate examples of kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Forms, States and Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in many demonstrations during the first day of this lesson plan to learn basic concepts related to the forms and states of energy. This knowledge is then applied the second day as students assess various...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Potential Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial, students are invited to investigate examples of potential energy and their transformations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will begin to investigate examples of kinetic energy and their transformations.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Conservation of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The conservation of energy as a fundamental conservation law is presented and compared to other conservation laws (momentum and angular momentum). Links to further...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Energy of Falling Object

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from the Physics Department at Georgia State University. The reliance upon the law of conservation of energy as an approach to problem-solving is presented and encouraged. It is modeled through a problem involving a...

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